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take\ inventory. — The grocery store took stock every week on Monday mornings. 2. To study carefully a situation, or a number of possibilities or opportunities. During the battle the commander paused to take stock of the situation. Compare: size up … Словарь американских идиом
inventory — [in′vən tôr΄ē] n. pl. inventories [ML inventorium < LL inventarium < L inventus: see INVENT] 1. an itemized list or catalog of goods, property, etc.; esp., such a list of the stock of a business, taken annually 2. the store of goods, etc.… … English World dictionary
take stock of — take account of the stock of; take inventory of; verify and confirm the facts regarding something … English contemporary dictionary
inventory — the value of all the stock of physical items that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms A category of goods defined by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial… … Financial and business terms
Inventory — For companies: Raw materials, items available for sale or in the process of being made ready for sale. They can be individually valued by several different means, including cost or current market value, and collectively by FIFO, LIFO or other… … Financial and business terms
inventory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tally, count; accounting, list; stock, goods, merchandise. See store. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A list] Syn. stock book, itemization, register; see catalog , file 2 , index 2 , list , record 1 , t … English dictionary for students
inventory — in|ven|to|ry1 [ ınvən,tɔri ] noun 1. ) uncount AMERICAN all the goods available for sale in a store at a particular time: At the end of the season our inventory is low (=we do not have many goods available). take inventory (=make a list of goods) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inventory — in·ven·to·ry || ɪnvÉ™ntÉ”rɪ / trɪ n. stock; list of assets; act of checking stock v. take inventory, make a detailed list of property; summarize; sum up the worth of … English contemporary dictionary
take stock — {v. phr.} 1. To count exactly the items of merchandise or supplies in stock; take inventory. * /The grocery store took stock every week on Monday mornings./ 2. To study carefully a situation, or a number of possibilities or opportunities. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
take stock — {v. phr.} 1. To count exactly the items of merchandise or supplies in stock; take inventory. * /The grocery store took stock every week on Monday mornings./ 2. To study carefully a situation, or a number of possibilities or opportunities. *… … Dictionary of American idioms
