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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ven·to·ry
(plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English inventarie, inventorie, from Anglo-French inventaire, inventorie, from Latin inventarium, from inventum thing found, topic, neuter of inventus DATE 15th century 1. a. an itemized list of current assets: as (1) a catalog of the property of an individual or estate (2) a list of goods on hand b. a survey of natural resources c. a list of traits, preferences, attitudes, interests, or abilities used to evaluate personal characteristics or skills 2. survey , summary 3. the quantity of goods or materials on hand : stock 4. the act or process of taking an inventory
transitive verb (-ried ; -ry·ing) DATE 1602 : to make an inventory of : catalog English Etymology inventory inventory (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr . inventaire "detailed list of goods," from M.L. inventorium "list of what is found," from L. inventus, pp. of invenire "to find" (see invention). The verb is first recorded c.1600.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 inventory in·ven·tory / 5invEntri; NAmE -tC:ri / noun(pl. -ies) 1. [C] a written list of all the objects, furniture, etc. in a particular building (建筑物里的物品、家具等的)清单；财产清单: an inventory of the museum's contents 博物馆馆藏清单 2. [U] (NAmE) all the goods in a shop SYN stock
(商店的)存货,库存: The inventory will be disposed of over the next twelve weeks. 在未来的十二个星期中将进行清仓处理。 inventory control 库存管理 ⇨ compare stocktaking (1) verb(in·ven·tor·ies, in·ven·tory·ing, in·ven·tor·ied, in·ven·tor·ied) [VN] (formal) to make a complete list of sth 开列清单: I've inventoried my father's collection of prints. 我把父亲收藏的图片列成了清单。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English inventory noun ADJ. complete, comprehensive, detailed, full VERB + INVENTORY compile, draw up, make, produce, take The manager is compiling an inventory of all the hotel furniture. | list sth on INVENTORY + VERB list sth The inventory lists many rare items. PREP. in an/the ~ There were no forks in the inventory. | on an/the ~ That lamp isn't listed on the inventory. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 to make an itemized report or record of FF1C;will inventory all office suppliesFF1E; Synonyms: catalog, itemize, tally Related Words: list, record, register; enumerate, tabulate Idioms: take account (or stock) of 2 Synonyms: ITEMIZE 1, enumerate, list, particularize, specialize, specify 3 Synonyms: EPITOMIZE 1, condense, digest, nutshell, sum, summarize, summate, sum up, synopsizen. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SUPPLY , armamentarium, fund, stock, store 2 Synonyms: RESERVE , backlog, hoard, nest egg, reservoir, stock, stockpile, storeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: inventory control , or perpetual inventory , or physical inventory , or running inventory , or benefit of inventory , or book inventory , or minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , or personality inventory , or heir of inventory in·ven·to·ry I. \ˈinvən.ˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin inventorium) of Middle English invitory, modification of Medieval Latin inventorium, alteration (influenced by Latin -orium -ory) of Late Latin inventarium, from Latin inventus (past participle of invenire to find) + -arium -ary 1. : an itemized list of current assets: as a. : a written list or catalog usually made by a fiduciary under oath of the tangible or intangible property of an individual, organization, or estate describing the items or classes of property so as to be identifiable and usually placing a valuation thereon b. (1) : a list or schedule of raw materials, supplies, work in process, and finished goods on hand as of a given date (2) : a list of merchandise held for sale (3) : the aggregate value assigned to an inventory c. : a survey of natural resources; specifically : an estimate or enumeration of the wildlife (as game animals) of a region d. : a questionnaire designed to provide an index of individual interests or personality traits 2. : a detailed study or recapitulation : survey , summary < offered a brief inventory of the chief inventions of the middle ages — Benjamin Farrington > < the replies … provide a nearly complete inventory of the ideas which are afloat among the young people — W.J.Cahnman > < Whitman's verses … are often more inventories than imaginative projections of America — H.S.Canby > 3. a. : the quantity of goods or materials on hand : stock , supply < adequate inventories of washing machines to meet local demand > < it took quite an inventory of heavy tools … to do all this — George Woodbury > b. : a surplus of goods or materials accumulated against future needs : reserve < there has piled up a 2000 million dollar inventory of foodstuffs — John Boyd Orr > < industry would purchase for a year in advance what would amount to an inventory of labor — Leland Hazard > 4. : the act or process of taking an inventory < the annual inventory takes two weeks > < depends on a careful and continuing inventory of the entire staff — J.B.Conant > 5. : a comprehensive list of personality traits, personal preferences, attitudes, interests, or abilities used to measure subjective judgments and to evaluate individual characteristics and skills II. verb (-ed/-ing/-es) transitive verb 1. a. : to make an itemized report or record of : take stock of : catalog < inventory home troops > < inventory waterfowl > < walked in uninvited and inventoried the room with one long glance — John Selby > specifically : to count and list the assets of together with their valuation < inventory an estate > b. : to include in a business inventory 2. : to make a study or recapitulation of : survey , summarize < a book of criticism that … completely inventoried the mind of the age — Rebecca West > intransitive verb : to have a value by inventory < his estate inventories at close to half a million > |
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