the amount or value of a firm's current assets that consist of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods; stock
b.
such assets individually
verbWord forms: -tories, -torying or -toried
3. (transitive)
to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of
Derived forms
inventoriable (ˈinventoriable)
adjective
inventorial (ˌinvenˈtorial)
adjective
inventorially (ˌinvenˈtorially)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin inventōrium; see invent
Examples of 'inventories' in a sentence
inventories
I sighed, said Mr Sinclair the butler was a stickler for inventories.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2001)
Scrolls, maps, spells, recipes, inventories, stories, true tales, and Charter knew what else.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Inventories and catalogues in manuscript and print 432pp.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Those gains were a reflection of dwindling inventories due to the cold winter.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Gasoline inventories rose 700,000 barrels last week to 223 million barrels.
Houston Chronicle (2010)
Inventories rise when companies produce goods they can't sell.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Traders were expecting another increase in inventories.
canada.com (2005)
The touchscreen is also used for in-game puzzles and to access inventories and maps.
The Sun (2012)
Crude inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Now they also charge renters to register or for checking references or inventories.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
All related terms of 'inventories'
inventoried
a detailed list of articles , goods, property, etc
inventory
An inventory is a written list of all the objects in a particular place.
ending inventory
Ending inventory is the amount or value of stock at the end of a specified period.
periodic inventory
Periodic inventory is a method of valuing inventory, usually at the end of accounting periods, by physically counting all merchandise held in stock at that time.
physical inventory
To carry out a physical inventory is to count all the stock on hand .
beginning inventory
A beginning inventory is all of the goods , services , or materials that a business has available for use or sale at the start of a new accounting period .
perpetual inventory
a form of stock control in which running records are kept of all acquisitions and disposals
personality inventory
a form of personality test in which the subject answers questions about himself or herself. The results are used to determine dimensions of personality, such as extroversion