Inventory

noun

/ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/

Word Frequency: 14.7

Definitions

1.noun(operations) 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."

2.noun(operations) 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."

3.noun(operations) The process of producing or updating such a list.

"This month's inventory took nearly three days."

4.nounA space containing the items available to a character for immediate use.

"You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory."

5.verb(operations) 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."