inventory

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a detailed list of all the items in stock
  2. noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand
  3. noun (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods

Etymology

From Middle English inventorie, from Medieval Latin inventōrium, alteration of Late Latin inventārium, from Latin inveniō (“to find out”).

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Synonyms

stock list

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