Custody vs Inventory - What's the difference?
custody | inventory |
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
(operations) a detailed list of all of the items on hand
(operations) the process of producing or updating such a list
(lb) A space containing the available to a character for immediate use.
(operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
As nouns the difference between custody and inventory
is that custody is the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children while inventory is the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.As a verb inventory is
to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.custody
English
Noun
(wikipedia custody) (-)- The court awarded custody to the child's father.
- I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
- He was mistreated while in police custody .
Derived terms
* joint custody * maternal custody * paternal custody * protective custody * sole custodyExternal links
* * *inventory
English
(wikipedia inventory)Noun
(inventories)- Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
- This month's inventory took nearly three days.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(en-verb)- The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.
