making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
<noun.act> an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing they held an inventory every month
It specialises in security and related services in investigatory, audit and stocktaking, and port and ferry security. The group announced pre-tax profits of Pounds 838,000 (Pounds 341,000) for the year ending March 31 1994.
The other 11 shops, shut yesterday for stocktaking, reopen today, pending a decision by the administrators.