subinventory

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noun

An inventory making up part of a larger inventory.

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Meanings

nounsubinventory (plural subinventories)

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

Origin

From sub- + inventory.

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APA

subinventory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinventory

MLA

“subinventory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinventory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subinventory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subinventory.

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