inventory

/ˈɪnvəntri/, /ɪnˈventəri/

/ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/ verb [T]

Definition

› to make a detailed list of all the goods and property owned by a person or a business: The judge ordered that all property should be inventoried before any more sales were made.

(Definition of inventory verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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inventory report noun
inventory risk noun
inventory shrinkage noun
inventory turnover noun
inventory valuation noun
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inventory-to-sales ratio noun
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