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Meaning of inventory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɪn.vən.tɹi

Definitions

  1. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
  2. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
  3. A detailed list of all of the items on hand
  4. A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
  5. A supply stored or hidden for future use:backlog, cache, hoard, nest egg, reserve, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store, treasure.
  6. The process of producing or updating such a list.
  7. The process of producing or updating such a list
  8. a formal and detailed list of goods eg house furniture. voorraadlys, register قائِمَة جَرْ للبَضائِع инвентар inventário inventář das Inventarsverzeichnis lagerliste; beholdningsopgørelse κατάλογος, απογραφήinventario inventarinimestik فهرست موجودی inventaario inventaireמצאי विस्तृत सूची inventar leltár daftar vöruskrá; eignaskrá inventario 目録 재고 inventorius, aprašas inventāra saraksts inventori inventarisinwentarz, spis د موجودى يا حاضرو شيانو لست inventário inventar опись inventár, zoznam, ...
    eg
  9. A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
  10. A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use
  11. A detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock.
  12. The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)
  13. An evaluation or a survey, as of abilities, assets, or resources.
  14. To make an itemized report or record of.
  15. To include in an itemized report or record.
  16. a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
  17. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (often plural) accounting chiefly a. the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
    often plural
  18. (tr) to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
    tr
  19. a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, etc., made each year by a business.

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Examples

“Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.”
“The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.”
“This month's inventory took nearly three days.”
“You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory.”
“From the inventory tab you have the option to use the mobile phone or check out gadgets you have collected.”
“Germanic languages have a marked tendency towards large vocalic inventories.”
“Most final consonants have been lost, resulting in a tonal language with a rich consonantal and vocalic inventory, but with a relatively simple syllabic structure..”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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