(lat.)Bestand (und Liste) aller Einrichtungsgegenstände eines Büros, einer Firma, eines Lagers u.a. I. wird auch das Verzeichnis des Erbnachlasses (Vermögen und Verbindlichkeiten) und das jährl. Verzeichnis der Vermögensgegenstände einer kaufmänn. Bilanz genannt.
ETYM Latin inventarium: cf. Late Lat. inventorium, French inventaire, Old Fren. also inventoire. Related to Invent.
1. Making of an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; SYN. inventorying, stocktaking.
2. A detailed list of all the items in stock; SYN. stock list.
ETYM as. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to Dutch stok, German stock, Old High Germ. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Swed. stock, Dan. stok, and as. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Related to Stokker, Stucco, and Tuck a rapier.
1. The merchandise that a shop has on hand; SYN. inventory.
2. The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to partial ownership.
3. The handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; SYN. gunstock.
4. The reputation and popularity a person has.
5. Wood used in the construction of something.
6. The handle end of some implements or tools.
7. A plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants.
8. Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant; SYN. caudex.