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The physical stocktaking of all assets and debts of a company. In the process, all available merchandise and goods are counted, measured, or weighed in order to determine the exact stock level.
Wegen der jährlichen Inventur bleibt das Geschäft am Montag geschlossen.
Because of the annual inventory, the shop will remain closed on Monday.
'Inventur' (inventory/stocktaking) is the process of counting. The result of this process is 'das Inventar' (the inventory), meaning the list of all counted items. Both words belong to the same word family.
Die Inventur dauert drei Tage, danach kennen wir das genaue Inventar.
The inventory takes three days; after that, we will know the exact inventory.
The appropriate verb for 'die Inventur' (inventory/stocktaking) is 'machen' (to do/make). When a company counts its stock, it 'macht Inventur' (takes inventory).
Unser Geschäft muss einmal im Jahr Inventur machen.
Our shop has to take inventory once a year.
This word is mainly used in business and retail contexts. A typical sentence on signs in shops is 'Wegen Inventur geschlossen' (closed for inventory).
Wir können heute nichts verkaufen, weil wir gerade die Inventur machen.
We can't sell anything today because we are taking inventory right now.
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Both words refer to a company's stock at a specific point in time. Inventur is the process of counting, measuring, or weighing the items; Inventar is the detailed list that results from it. Use “Inventur” for the activity and “Inventar” for the result.
Am Freitag führt das Unternehmen eine Inventur durch und zählt alle Waren im Lager.
On Friday, the company is taking inventory and counting all the goods in the warehouse.
Nach der Inventur enthält das Inventar alle Waren und Geräte des Unternehmens.
After the stocktaking, the inventory list contains all the company's goods and equipment.
