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Inventory Pronunciation
Inventory is pronounced in-vuhn-TAW-ree, IPA /ˌɪnvənˈtɔri/.
in-vuhn-TAW-ree
US /ˌɪnvənˈtɔri/ · UK /ˈɪnvənˌtri/
Syllables: in · vuhn · TAW · ree (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun and verb: A complete list of the goods or items held somewhere, or the stock itself.
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Inventory in a Sentence
- We take an inventory at the end of every quarter.
- The shop is carrying far too much inventory.
- He made an inventory of everything in the attic.
Common Mispronunciations of Inventory
Not in-VEN-tuh-ree
Borrowing the stress from the verb invent is the common slip. The noun does not follow it.
Not in-vuhn-TOR-ee
Whichever syllable you stress, the tory part is not the word Tory. It carries the aw of law and then a weak ree.
Tip: Most American speakers say IN-vuhn-taw-ree with the beat at the front, and most British speakers compress it to IN-vuhn-tree. Both are standard.
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