inventorying

Noun

Synonyms: inventory stocktaking stock-taking

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand“an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing”“they held an inventory every month”Synonyms: inventory stocktaking stock-taking

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inventoried; p. pr. & vb. n. Inventorying.] [Cf. F. inventorier.] To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock. [1913 Webster]

I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

inventorying \inventorying\ n. the act or process of making an inventory; making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand.

Syn: inventory, stocktaking. [WordNet 1.5]