Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inventoried}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Inventorying}.] [Cf. F. inventorier.]
   To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or
   schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods;
   as, a merchant inventories his stock.

         I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall
         be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled.
                                                  --Shak.

Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Inventories}. [L.
   inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also
   inventoire. See {Invent}.]
   An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or
   administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes
   of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the
   property of which a person or estate is found to be
   possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables,
   with their estimated worth; specifically, the annual account
   of stock taken in any business.

         There take an inventory of all I have.   --Shak.

   Syn: List; register; schedule; catalogue. See {List}.

Source : WordNet®

inventory
     n 1: a detailed list of all the items in stock [syn: {stock list}]
     2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a
        vast inventory of hardware" [syn: {stock}]
     3: (accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including
        raw materials and work in progress and finished goods
     4: a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual
        armory to find an answer" [syn: {armory}, {armoury}]
     5: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand;
        "the inventory took two days" [syn: {inventorying}, {stocktaking}]
     v : make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory
         all books before the end of the year"