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inventory

/ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/

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What does inventory mean?

noun

  1. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
  2. A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
  3. The process of producing or updating such a list.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
  2. The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)

verb

  1. To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɪn.vənˌtɹi/
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Ah, but some natural notes about her body Above ten thousand meaner movables Would testify, t’ enrich mine inventory.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
“Why can you not put off having the inventory made? You can send the men away to-morrow when they come.”
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
More book examples (3)
An inventory of the property of the deceased was made out by Mr. Morton, and placed in the hands of the creditors.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
On May 1 I took an inventory of the stores and found that they would last for two months if economically used.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
When this inventory was read over to the emperor, he directed me, although in very gentle terms, to deliver up the several particulars.
Jonathan SwiftGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #829