inventaire

inventory

noun an-vahn-TER Rare

Origin: From Latin 'inventarium' (list of found items).

Also means

stocktake

Usage Note

Inventaire is used in commerce for a stock inventory, but also broadly for any exhaustive list or catalog (faire l'inventaire de ses souvenirs — to take stock of one's memories). The phrase inventaire après décès refers to the legal estate inventory after a death. The expression faire l'inventaire means to take stock or do a stocktake.

Examples

"Le magasin est fermé pour inventaire."

Natural Translation

The shop is closed for stocktaking.

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