take inventory

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take inventory

verb takes inventory · taking inventory · took inventory · taken inventory

intransitive, often, with of To compile an inventory. […] she sent the next day a Charge to the Provest and Bayliffs, and to her owne great Treasurer, to passe to the houses of the said foure men, and likewise to their Booths or Shops, and there to take Inventory of all their Goods and Chattells […]
Similar: inventory, take stock
intransitive, often, with of to assess a situation
Similar: take stock

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@misc{take_inventory_2026,
  title = {take inventory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20inventory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}