countables
Things you enumerate
Countables are nouns that can be counted and take plural forms: one book, two books.
The term belongs to grammar instruction, distinguishing countables from mass nouns like water or furniture.
In economics, countables refers to items that can be inventoried or enumerated: The auditor tallied all countables in the warehouse.
Words naming entities
- singularOne in number
- pluralMore than one
- articlesWritten works or items
- determinersNoun-modifying function words
quantifiers · numerals · indefinite · definite · collective · concrete · abstract · pluralization
Goods kept for sale
- itemsIndividual units or objects
- goodsThings for sale
- suppliesResources for a task
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
assets · inventory · stockpile · resources · provisions · materials · equipment · wares
nouns
Words naming entities
determiners · quantifiers · numerals · indefinite · definite · collective · concrete · abstract · pluralization · inflection
stock
Goods kept for sale
merchandise · assets · inventory · stockpile · resources · provisions · materials · equipment · wares · reserves
enumeration
Sequential listing of items
tabulation · census · aggregate · number · quantity · reckoning · calculation · score · register · accounting
units
Standard measures of quantity
quantity · mass · size · capacity · dimension · magnitude · proportion · scale · amount · number