Real Dictionary

inventory
countable noun: An inventory is a written list of all the objects in a particular place.
variable noun: An inventory is a supply or stock of something.

inventory in Accounting 1
The inventory of a business is the amount or value of its raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.

inventory in Accounting 2
verb: If you inventory items in the inventory of a business, you count them.

inventory in American English
an itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list of the stock of a business, taken annually
to make an inventory of
intransitive verb: to have value as shown by an inventory
noun: a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern
transitive verb: to make an inventory of; enter in an inventory; catalog

inventory in British English
noun: a detailed list of articles, goods, property, etc
verb: to enter (items) in an inventory; make a list of

inventory in Retail
The inventory of a business is the amount or value of its raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.