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Pronunciation : In"ven*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.]
Definition : Defn: An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the property of which a person or estate is found to be possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables, with their estimated worth; specifically, the annual account of stock taken in any business. There take an inventory of all I have. Shak.

Syn. -- List; register; schedule; catalogue. See List.

pl. Inventories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In"ven*to*ry
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. inventorier.]
Definition : Defn: To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock. I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. Shak.

t. [imp. & p. p. Inventoried; p. pr. & vb. n. Inventorying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913