inventory

A detailed list of all the things a person or organization has.

• Make an inventory of the equipment.
• The inventory lists every piece of furniture.
• She updated the inventory after the delivery.

How to use it: inventory of something (We made an inventory of the museum’s paintings.)

Similar words: list, catalogue

Common phrases: complete inventory, inventory of something, make an inventory

The goods or materials a business has available to use or sell.

• The store has very little inventory.
• We sold our excess inventory at a discount.
• New deliveries increased the warehouse’s inventory.

Similar words: stock

Common phrases: excess inventory, low inventory, reduce inventory

The process of counting and recording all the things a business or organization has.

• The shop closed for inventory.
• Our annual inventory took two days.
• Staff completed the inventory before opening time.

Similar words: stocktaking

Common phrases: annual inventory, take inventory, complete an inventory

To count and record all the things a person or organization has.

• We need to inventory the supplies.
• Staff inventoried every item in the warehouse.
• Have you inventoried the office equipment yet?

Similar words: catalogue, list, take stock of

Common phrases: inventory the stock, inventory the equipment, inventory all items