In"ven*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Inventories (#). [L. inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also inventoire. See Invent.] 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.

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

In"ven*to*ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inventoried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Inventorying.] [Cf. F. inventorier.] 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.

English
• the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or buisiness
        Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
  
• a detailed list of all of the items on hand
        The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
  
• the process of producing or updating such a list
        This month's inventory took nearly three days.
  
• to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory
        The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.