inventory C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/ UK /ˈɪnvəntri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a complete list of goods or items in stock; the stock itself The shop took inventory at the close of every month. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a complete list of goods or... stocklistcatalogueregistertallystoresupply Word family Derived forms inventorialinventorying Related forms inventinvention Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin inventorium, an alteration of Late Latin inventarium 'a list of what is found', from Latin invenire 'to find', from in- plus venire 'to come'. inventarium Latin venire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inventory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnvəntri/ ## Meanings 1. a complete list of goods or items in stock; the stock itself ## Examples - The shop took inventory at the close of every month. ## Synonyms - stock - list - catalogue - register - tally - store - supply ## Derived Forms - inventorial - inventorying ## Related Forms - invent - invention ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inventarium - Root: venire ## Etymology From Medieval Latin inventorium, an alteration of Late Latin inventarium 'a list of what is found', from Latin invenire 'to find', from in- plus venire 'to come'. ## AI Etymology Inventory comes from Medieval Latin inventorium, an alteration of Late Latin inventarium 'a list of what is found', from Latin invenire 'to find', from in- plus venire 'to come'. The etymological trail includes Latin inventarium and Latin venire. As a noun, inventory means a complete list of goods or items in stock; the stock itself. The same family is visible in derived forms such as inventorial and inventorying and related forms such as invent and invention. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown