The meaning of Inventories

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

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A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Her visit could not be accounted a success

noun

Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

Usage examples:

Source materials in local archives

verb

Place or store (something) in an archive.

Usage examples:

The challenges involved in displaying and archiving information on the web are huge and the move to…

noun

The documents showing the history of a place, organization, or family, or the place where these are kept

Usage examples:

The author’s manuscripts are in the college archives., i’m doing some archival research on my famil…

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

noun

A list of items required, things to be done, or points to be considered, used as a reminder.

Usage examples:

We did not present our groups with a checklist of topics or require them to come to consensus.

noun

A list of things that you must remember to do or consider doing

Usage examples:

We went over the checklist of things we had to do before leaving for south africa.

noun

A list of things that you must think about, or that you must remember to do

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Draw up/produce a checklist the department manager drew up a checklist to evaluate the performance …

noun

A spoken or written account of a person, object, or event.

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People who had seen him were able to give a description

noun

A statement or a piece of writing that tells what something or someone is like

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[ c ] your description of della was hilarious., [ u ] boats of every description (= of all types) e…

noun

A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Usage examples:

I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

noun

A list of telephone numbers, names, addresses, or other information

Usage examples:

I found your address in the directory of university graduates.

noun

A book that gives a list of names, addresses, or other facts

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Our idea was to create a local directory with information for new residents., be included/listed in…

noun

A folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference.

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A file of correspondence

verb

Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order.

Usage examples:

The contract, when signed, is filed

verb

(of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner.

Usage examples:

The mourners filed into the church

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

A list or catalogue.

Usage examples:

Looking over the catalogues and listings of the period, it is amusing to see what was popular then …

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

verb

(of a ship) lean over to one side, typically because of a leak or unbalanced cargo.

Usage examples:

The ship was listing badly

noun

A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.

Usage examples:

She tripped over a fallen log

verb

Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.

Usage examples:

The incident has to be logged

noun

Short for logarithm.

Usage examples:

Log values

noun

A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.

Usage examples:

You should keep a written record

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb

Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

noun

An official list or record of names or items.

Usage examples:

A membership register

verb

Short for cash register.

verb

To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list

Usage examples:

[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

noun

A list or plan showing turns of duty or leave for individuals or groups in an organization.

Usage examples:

Next week's duty roster

verb

Place on or assign according to a duty roster.

Usage examples:

The locomotive is rostered for service on sunday

noun

A list of people’s names and sometimes their work schedules, esp. for a military unit or a sports team

noun

A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

Do you agree with this statement?

verb

Officially assess (a child) as having special educational needs.

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A reassessment of statemented children

noun

Something that is said, esp. formally and officially

Usage examples:

The candidate made a statement to the press., a fashion statement, they wore the armbands as a poli…

noun

A current score or amount.

Usage examples:

That takes his tally to 10 goals in 10 games

verb

Agree or correspond.

Usage examples:

Their signatures should tally with their names on the register

noun

A record or count of a number of items

Usage examples:

The final tally was 21 for and 16 against., [ t ] i need to finish tallying the receipts., [ i ] hi…