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inventory

Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/

The English word “inventory” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
  2. A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
  3. The process of producing or updating such a list.
  4. A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
  5. The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)

verb

  1. To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

Etymology

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

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