Inventory Meaning
/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
nounA detailed list of all of the items on hand.
Sentence Examples
The inventory is full.
Our inventory is very limited.
After inventory, there was a net balance of three hundred pesos.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store manager checked the ____ to count the number of products in the warehouse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The store manager needs to conduct a full ____ of all the products in the warehouse before the sale.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"From the inventory tab you have the option to use the mobile phone or check out gadgets you have collected."
— 2008, “PDA”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 11:
"Most final consonants have been lost, resulting in a tonal language with a rich consonantal and vocalic inventory, but with a relatively simple syllabic structure.."
— 2014, Guillaume Jacques, “V: Cone”, in Jackson Sun, editor, Phonological Profiles of Little-Studied Tibetic Varieties, Taipei: Academia Sinica, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 270:
"‘Now,’ said Jethro, ‘we’re inventorying all the stock today, do you want to lend a hand?’"
— 2024, Jasper Fforde, Red Side Story, Hodder & Stoughton, page 235:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The store manager checked the ____ to count the number of products in the warehouse.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The store manager needs to conduct a full ____ of all the products in the warehouse before the sale.