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Definition inventory in American English

inventory noun

noun
/ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
1

all the goods available for sale in a store at a particular time

Example

At the end of the season our inventory is low (=we do not have many goods available).

Example

The store is closed - we're taking inventory.

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2

an occasion when you count a business's goods and calculate how many more are needed

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3

a list giving details of all the things in a place

Example

When the police eventually arrived, we made an inventory of the missing items.

Definition inventory in American English