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periodic inventory

periodic inventory noun: a system of assessing a business' inventory in which updates are made on a periodic basis, so that a completely accurate account is only available immediately after the update.

Noun

periodic inventory

  1. A system of assessing a business' inventory in which updates are made on a periodic basis, so that a completely accurate account is only available immediately after the update.

Questions about periodic inventory

What does periodic inventory mean?
Periodic inventory means a system of assessing a business' inventory in which updates are made on a periodic basis, so that a completely accurate account is only available immediately after the update.
What part of speech is periodic inventory?
Periodic inventory is a noun.

Words near periodic inventory in the dictionary

  1. periodic fever syndromes
  2. periodic function
  3. periodic functions
  4. periodic inequalities
  5. periodic inequality
  6. periodic inventory
  7. periodic law
  8. periodic month
  9. periodic months
  10. periodic sentence
  11. periodic sentences

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