Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inventory"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inventoried}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Inventorying}.] [Cf. F. inventorier.]
To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or
schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods;
as, a merchant inventories his stock.
I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall
be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled.
--Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Inventories}. [L.
inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also
inventoire. See {Invent}.]
An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or
administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes
of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the
property of which a person or estate is found to be
possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables,
with their estimated worth; specifically, the annual account
of stock taken in any business.
There take an inventory of all I have. --Shak.
Syn: List; register; schedule; catalogue. See {List}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inventory
n 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn: {stock list}]
2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a
vast inventory of hardware" [syn: {stock}]
3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including
raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
4: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]
5: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand;
"the inventory took two days" [syn: {inventorying}, {stocktaking}]
v : make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory
all books before the end of the year"
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