inventory

Definitions

in- (upon) + vent (come) + -ory = a list of things you "come upon" as you go through and count stock. The same in-vent root as invent (to come upon), but here the coming-upon is the act of finding each item to record it.

Common Collocations

• 1.inventory management库存管理
• 2.take inventory盘点
• 3.inventory control库存控制
• 4.stock inventory存货

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The store takes inventory at the end of every month.

• 2.

  Good inventory management cuts storage costs.