Meaning & use
inventorying
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Making a detailed list of items, especially goods or stock, often while counting or assessing them.
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The staff spent the whole weekend inventorying the warehouse before the audit.
She began inventorying her grandmother's belongings before the estate sale.
A note on using this word
The gerund/present-participle form of the noun and verb 'inventory'; common in business, retail, and organizational contexts.
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