inventory
The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
Noun 4 meanings
The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
“Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.”
A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
“The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.”
The process of producing or updating such a list.
“This month's inventory took nearly three days.”
A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
“You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory.”
Verb 1 meaning
To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
“The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.”
Etymology
From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).
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INVENTORY at a glance
INVENTORY has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (I 1 + N 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,601 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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