inventorying
Listing all items
Inventorying is the process of counting and cataloging items in stock or possession.
Businesses inventory goods periodically to track what they have: We spent the weekend inventorying the warehouse.
The term extends beyond commerce to any systematic accounting: She found herself inventorying her regrets.
Counting stored merchandise
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
cataloging · tabulating · quantifying · numbering · itemizing · recording · checking · verifying
Estimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- surveySystematic data collection
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
assessment · review · examination · analysis · categorization · classification · indexing · listing
Goods kept for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
barcode · scanner · SKU · bins · storage · receiving · shipping · fulfillment
Owned items of value
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- ledgerFinancial record book
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
write-off · LIFO · turnover · dead-stock · liability · fiscal · overhead · procurement
Things you possess
- possessionsThings one owns
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- estateProperty and grounds
moving · downsizing · heirlooms · collectibles · wardrobe · jewelry · memorabilia · antiques
stocktaking
Counting stored merchandise
- tallyingSumming items systematically
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
auditing · cataloging · tabulating · quantifying · numbering · itemizing · recording · checking · verifying · reconciling
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- surveySystematic data collection
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
inspection · assessment · review · examination · analysis · categorization · classification · indexing · listing · compilation
stock
Goods kept for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- goodsThings for sale
- palletsFlat freight platforms
shelves · barcode · scanner · SKU · bins · storage · receiving · shipping · fulfillment · picking
assets
Owned items of value
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- ledgerFinancial record book
bookkeeping · write-off · LIFO · turnover · dead-stock · liability · fiscal · overhead · procurement · supply-chain
belongings
Things you possess
- possessionsThings one owns
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
estate · moving · downsizing · heirlooms · collectibles · wardrobe · jewelry · memorabilia · antiques · appraisal
- warehouse taskssorting, stacking, shelving, storing, restocking
- tabulationstables, tallies, tallying, tabulating, totals
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- paperworkinvoice, permit, documents, license, filing
- storingstoring, stashing, stowing, putting away, keeping
inventoryingrestocking
Replacing sold merchandise
depleting · selling off · liquidating · disposing · discarding
inventoryingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · disregarding · overlooking · using · acting