['?nv(?)nt(?)ri]
¦ noun (plural inventories) a complete list of items such as goods in stock or the contents of a building.
?chiefly N. Amer. a quantity of goods in stock.
?(in accounting) the entire stock of a business, including materials and finished product.
¦ verb (inventories, inventorying, inventoried) make an inventory of.
Origin
ME: from med. L. inventorium, alt. of late L. inventarium, lit. 'a list of what is found', from L. invenire 'come upon'.