[ 'ɪnv(ə)nt(ə)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 , ~ing , inventoried ) make an ~ of.
Origin
ME: from med. L. inventorium , alt. of late L. inventarium , lit. 'a list of what is found', from L. invenire 'come upon'.