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1Inventory — means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English.[1] In the USA and Canada the term has developed from a… …
2inventory — ► NOUN (pl. inventories) 1) a complete list of items such as goods in stock or the contents of a building. 2) a quantity of goods in stock. ► VERB (inventories, inventoried) ▪ make an inventory of. ORIGIN Latin inventarium …
3Inventory valuation — INVENTORIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Inventories are usually the largest current asset of a business, and proper measurement of them is necessary to assure accurate financial statements. If inventory is not properly measured, expenses and… …
4Inventory control system — An inventory control system is an integrated package of software and hardware used in warehouse operations, and elsewhere, to monitor the quantity, location and status of inventory as well as the related shipping, receiving, picking and putaway… …
5inventory — inventoriable, adj. inventorial, adj. inventorially, adv. /in veuhn tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. inventories, v., inventoried, inventorying. n. 1. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods… …
6inventory — stock; stock in trade 1) The products or supplies of an organization on hand or in transit at any time. For a manufacturing company the types of inventory are raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods. An inventory count usually takes… …
7inventory — in•ven•to•ry [[t]ˈɪn vənˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] n. pl. to•ries, 1) a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, etc., made each year by a business 2) the items represented on such a list, as a merchant s stock …
8inventory — I. noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English inventarie, inventorie, from Anglo French inventaire, inventorie, from Latin inventarium, from inventum thing found, topic, neuter of inventus Date: 15th century 1. a. an itemized list of current… …
9inventory — /ˈɪnvəntri / (say invuhntree), /ɪnˈvɛntəri / (say in ventuhree) noun (plural inventories) 1. a detailed descriptive list of articles, with number, quantity, and value of each. 2. a formal list of movables, as of a merchant s stock of goods. 3. a… …
10inventory — [ ɪnv(ə)nt(ə)ri] noun (plural inventories) a complete list of items such as goods in stock or the contents of a building. ↘chiefly N. Amer. a quantity of goods in stock. ↘(in accounting) the entire stock of a business, including materials and… …
