English noun: inventory | |||
1. | inventory (communication) a detailed list of all the items in stock | ||
Synonyms | stock list | ||
Broader (hypernym) | list, listing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | parts inventory | ||
Part holonym | inventory item | ||
2. | inventory (artifact) the merchandise that a shop has on hand | ||
Samples | They carried a vast inventory of hardware. They stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory. | ||
Synonyms | stock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, product, ware | ||
3. | inventory (possession) (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods | ||
Broader (hypernym) | register | ||
Domain category | accounting | ||
4. | inventory (cognition) a collection of resources | ||
Samples | He dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer. | ||
Synonyms | armory, armoury | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imagination, resource, resourcefulness | ||
5. | inventory (act) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | ||
Samples | An inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing. They held an inventory every month. | ||
Synonyms | inventorying, stock-taking, stocktaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itemisation, itemization, listing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stock-take, stocktake | ||
English verb: inventory | |||
1. | inventory (social) make or include in an itemized record or report | ||
Samples | Inventory all books before the end of the year. | ||
Synonyms | stock-take, take stock | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | list | ||