noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/
UK:/ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, US:/ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/
Canada, US:/ˈɪn.vənˌtɹi/
Australian:/ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/
New-Zealand:/ənˈven.t(ə).ɹi/
New-Zealand:/ˈən-/
General-South-African:/ˈɪn.vən.tri/
General-South-African:/ˈɪn.vənˌtɔɹ.i/
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N V AH0 N T AO1 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: operations
Examples
Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: operations
Examples
The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The process of producing or updating such a list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: operations
Examples
This month's inventory took nearly three days.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A space containing the items available to a character, especially in a video game, for immediate use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
You can't get through the underground tunnel if there are more than three items in your inventory.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The total set of a (specified) linguistic feature (within a language etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract