Step 1: Inventory means goods that a business holds in stock to use or sell later. Step 2: A freezer full of ice cream kept ready for a party next week is stock being held for future use, so it fits the definition of inventory. Step 3: Taking a loan is a financial transaction, not a stock of goods. Step 4: A shopping cart is equipment used to move goods, not the goods themselves. Step 5: A house listed for sale by its owner is a one-time asset sale, not stock held by a business for resale. The correct example of inventory is option 1.