Inventory – The goods and value of all the things in a place
(Pronounced in-vuhn-tree)
To remember the definition of the word inventory, use the following mnemonic:
The inventor kept a tally (inventory); it was important to him to keep a list of all of his gadgets and their value.
Examples of inventory in a sentence
The manager is compiling an inventory of all the hotel furniture.
Some stores inventory their stock twice a month.
The inventory showed that the supermarket was overstocked.