inventory of goods
1inventory — in·ven·to·ry / in vən ˌtōr ē/ n pl ries 1: an itemized list of current assets: as a: a written list or catalog of the property of an individual, organization, or estate or succession that is made by a fiduciary under oath and that usu. describes… …
2Inventory (disambiguation) — Inventory is a list of goods and materials held available in stock by a business.Inventory may also refer to:* Moral inventory. in the course of twelve step programs, members often speak of taking an inventory . Much like an inventory of goods… …
3inventory — the value of all the stock of physical items that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms A category of goods defined by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial… …
4Inventory — 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… …
5Inventory investment — relates to the composition of GDP. What is produced in a certain country is naturally also sold, but some of the goods produced in a given year may not be sold the same year, but in later years. Conversely, some of the goods sold in a given year… …
6Inventory — In ven*to*ry, n.; pl. {Inventories}. [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See {Invent}.] 1. An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and… …
7inventory — [in′vən tôr΄ē] n. pl. inventories [ML inventorium < LL inventarium < L inventus: see INVENT] 1. an itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list of the stock of a business, taken annually 2. the store of goods, etc.… …
8Inventory of Church Property — • An inventory is to be made at the beginning of a given administration; when the period of management has expired, the out going official must produce all the things which appear in this inventory or were added later, excepting those which have… …
9Inventory turnover ratio — is one of the Accounting Liquidity ratios, a financial ratio. This ratio measures the number of times, on average, the inventory is sold during the period. Its purpose is to measure the liquidity of the inventory. A popular variant of the… …
10inventory control — ➔ control1 * * * inventory control UK US noun [U] (also inventory management, also stock control) ► COMMERCE, PRODUCTION the process of making sure that the right amount of goods, parts, and materials are available for sale: »The …
