inventory

UK: /ˈɪnvəntəri/ US: /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/ ,(in′vən tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)

Inflections of 'inventory' (n): npl: inventories

Inflections of 'inventory' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

inventories

v 3rd person singular

inventorying

v pres p

inventoried

v past

inventoried

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ven•to•ry /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/   n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, etc., esp. a list made regularly by a business.
2. the items on such a list;
   a merchant's stock of goods.

v. [~ + object]

3. to make an inventory of;
   catalog:
   They inventoried all stock.

See -vent-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ven•to•ry  (in′vən tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), n., pl. -to•ries, v., -to•ried, -to•ry•ing. 
n. 

1. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
2. the objects or items represented on such a list, as a merchant's stock of goods.
3. the aggregate value of a stock of goods.
4. Communications, Business raw material from the time of its receipt at an industrial plant for manufacturing purposes to the time it is sold.
5. a detailed, often descriptive, list of articles, giving the code number, quantity, and value of each;
   catalog.
6. a formal list of movables, as of a merchant's stock of goods.
7. a formal list of the property of a person or estate.
8. a tally of one's personality traits, aptitudes, skills, etc., for use in counseling and guidance.
9. a catalog of natural resources, esp. a count or estimate of wildlife and game in a particular area.
10. the act of making a catalog or detailed listing.

v.t. 

11. to make an inventory of;
    enter in an inventory;
    catalog.
12. to take stock of;
    evaluate:
    to inventory one's life and accomplishments.
13. to summarize:
    to inventory the progress in chemistry.
14. to keep an available supply of (merchandise);
    stock.

v.i. 

15. to have value as shown by an inventory:
    stock that inventories at two million dollars.

• Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent, -tory²
• late Middle English inventorie 1375–1425

in′ven•to′ri•a•ble, adj. 
in′ven•to′ri•al, adj. 
in′ven•to′ri•al•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 5. roster, record, register, account. See list ¹.

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inventory / ˈɪnvəntərɪ -trɪ/ noun

1. a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
2. (often plural) the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
3. such assets individually

verb ( -tories, -torying, -toried)

1. (transitive) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent

ˈinventoriable adjective

ˌinvenˈtorial adjective

ˌinvenˈtorially adverb