/
ˈɪnv(ə)nt(ə)ri/
n.
(pl. 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 finished product.
v.
(inventories, inventorying, inventoried)
make an inventory of.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. inventorium, alt. of late L. inventarium, lit. ‘a list of what is found’, from L. invenire ‘come upon’.
