"subinventory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subinventories [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + inventory. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|inventory}} sub- + inventory Head templates: {{en-noun}} subinventory (plural subinventories)
  1. An inventory making up part of a larger inventory.

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