inventory
A list of all the things a store, company, or person has.
A complete list of items, such as goods held in stock by a business or the contents of a place.
The products a business has ready to sell or use.
The goods and materials that a business holds for the purpose of resale or production.
To write down a list of everything in a place or store.
To make a detailed record of all the items present in a place or in stock.
- Base: inventory
- Plural: inventories
- Base: inventory
- 3rd Person Singular: inventories
- Present Participle: inventorying
- Past: inventoried
inventory control
1System to keep stock at desired levels
A system to make sure there is enough product without having too much.
- Inventory control helps prevent shortages and excess stock.
- They hired a specialist to improve their inventory control.
inventory management
1Process of handling goods in stock
The way a business orders, keeps, and uses its products or materials.
- Good inventory management can save a company money.
- They invested in software to improve their inventory management.
take inventory
1Count and record all items in stock
To check and write down everything you have in stock or in a place.
- We take inventory at the end of each month.
- Before closing for renovation, they took inventory of all equipment.