noninventory
|non-in-ven-to-ry|
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/ˌnɑnɪnˈvɛntɔɹi/
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/ˌnɒnɪnˈvɛnt(ə)ri/
not part of the stocked list
Etymology
'noninventory' originates from Latin/Old French roots via English compounding: the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') combined with 'inventory' (from Latin 'inventarium').
'inventory' comes from Latin 'inventarium' (a list of things found), passed into Old French and Middle English as 'inventorie'/'inventory', and the modern compound 'noninventory' developed in English by attaching the negative prefix 'non-' to 'inventory' to mean 'not part of the inventory'.
Initially, 'inventory' meant 'a list or record of goods'; by compounding with 'non-' the modern term came to mean 'not listed in that record' or 'not normally stocked.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
an item that is not part of a company's regular inventory; an article classified as outside the maintained inventory list.
We logged three noninventory items that were supplied specially for the project.
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Adjective 1
not included in a company's regular inventory or stock list; not routinely stocked or tracked as part of inventory.
The warehouse labels several spare parts as noninventory because they are ordered only on demand.
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Last updated: 2025/12/19 01:19