inventory vs ware

inventory and ware both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inventory	Yes	No	Yes	No
ware	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ware is a hypernym of inventory; that is, ware is a word with a broader meaning than inventory:

Other hypernyms of inventory include merchandise, product.

inventory (noun)	ware (noun)
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand	articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
the merchandise that a shop has on hand	items for sale to the individual consumer
a collection of resources
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods

inventory (verb)	ware (verb)
make or include in an itemized record or report	spend extravagantly