Stocking vs Inventory - What's the difference?
stocking | inventory |
A soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg, usually knit or woven, worn under shoes or other footwear.
(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 stocking and inventory
is that stocking is a soft garment worn on the foot and lower leg, usually knit or woven, worn under shoes or other footwear while inventory is the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.As verbs the difference between stocking and inventory
is that stocking is present participle of lang=en while inventory is to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.stocking
English
(wikipedia stocking)Etymology 1
From . Corruption of old plural (-en), i.e. (stocken), now singular.Noun
(en noun)- A pair of stockings.
Usage notes
* Stocking may refer either to men's socks or to women's hose, but rarely to socks when worn by women. However, this usage appears somewhat variable.Derived terms
* bluestocking * stockinger * stocking filler * stocking-maker * stocking stufferSee also
* hose * sock * pantyhoseEtymology 2
From .Verb
(head)- I've almost finished stocking these groceries.
References
*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.