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subinventory

subinventory noun: an inventory making up part of a larger inventory.

Noun

subinventory (plural subinventories)

  1. An inventory making up part of a larger inventory.
    • It is normal for any organization to have two types of expense items, stockable and non-stockable. The stockable expense items – factory consumables etc – are booked into a subinventory and can be accrued on receipt.2012, John Priestley, Oracle e-Business Consultancy Handbook, →ISBN, page 138

Forms of subinventory

pluralsubinventories

Origin of subinventory

From sub- + inventory.

Questions about subinventory

What does subinventory mean?
Subinventory means an inventory making up part of a larger inventory.
What part of speech is subinventory?
Subinventory is a noun.
What is the plural of subinventory?
The plural of subinventory is subinventories.

Words near subinventory in the dictionary

  1. subintroduction
  2. subintroductory
  3. subintroducts
  4. subintroductæ
  5. subinventories
  6. subinventory
  7. subinvestigator
  8. subinvestigators
  9. subinvestment
  10. subinvolute
  11. subinvoluted

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