What is the meaning of inventory?

noun

• A detailed list of all the items in stock.
  • synonyms: stock list
• The merchandise that a shop has on hand.
  • usage: "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
  • synonyms: stock
• Accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods. (
• A collection of resources.
  • usage: "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
  • synonyms: armory, armoury
• Making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand.
  • usage: "an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing"; "they held an inventory every month"
  • synonyms: inventorying, stocktaking, stock-taking

verb

• Make or include in an itemized record or report.
  • usage: "Inventory all books before the end of the year"
  • synonyms: take stock, stock-take