catalog

(kăt'l-ôg', -ŏg')

1. 1. A list or itemized display, as of titles, course offerings, or articles for exhibition or sale, usually including descriptive information or illustrations.
   2. A publication, such as a book or pamphlet, containing such a list or display: a catalog of fall fashions; a seed catalog.
2. A list or enumeration: "the long catalogue of his concerns: unemployment, housing, race, drugs, the decay of the inner city, the environment and family life" (Anthony Holden).
3. A card catalog.

1. To make an itemized list of: catalog a record collection.
2. 1. To list or include in a catalog.
   2. To classify (a book or publication, for example) according to a categorical system.

1. To make a catalog.
2. To be listed in a catalog: an item that catalogs for 200 dollars.

[Middle English cathaloge, list, register, from Old French catalogue, from Late Latin catalogus, from Greek katalogos, from katalegein, to list : kata-, down, off; see cata- + legein, to count.]

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List of items available for purchase, with the description and price of each item. Usually, a bind-in order form is included with the catalog. Toll-free telephone numbers are frequently given for ease of phone-in orders. Catalogs are normally mailed Third class.

There are many types of catalogs. Some industries are dominated by catalogs-for example, more than 50% of gardening-supply sales are made through catalogs. Catalogs are also widely used for industrial and office supplies, such as computer accessories, stationery, and educational services. Some industrial catalogs are intended for use by sales representatives and contain a complete listing of all products sold by that company. This type of catalog does not have strong promotional copy or design relative to consumer catalogs. Some catalog houses go to great lengths to attractively present their goods, using elaborate photographic techniques and settings.

Retailers such as department stores are getting into the catalog business because it enables them to reach a larger market and to sell without the overhead costs of a store. In addition, store credit cardholders are an inexpensive source of individuals to whom mailings can be sent. Some retail outlets sell exclusively from catalogs without keeping any inventory on site.

The life of a catalog varies, depending upon the seasonality of the items sold. Christmas card and seed catalogs have a shorter life than stationery or jewelry catalogs.

See also catalog order form; catalog request; electronic catalog.

noun

A series, as of names or words, printed or written down: list, register, roll, roster, schedule. See remember/forget.

verb

To register in or as if in a book: book, enroll, inscribe, list, set down, write down. See remember/forget.

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• Publications - catalog: comprehensive descriptive listing, esp. of articles for sale or college courses
• Commerce and Trade - catalog: published booklet containing list of items for sale and prices, often with pictures
• Advertising - catalog: illustrated booklet listing available products
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - catalog: list, register of items arranged systematically

Dansk (Danish)
n. - katalog, liste, opregning
v. tr. - katalogisere
v. intr. - stå til en pris af

Français (French)
n. - catalogue, une série de, (US, Univ) brochure universitaire
v. tr. - cataloguer, dresser un catalogue de
v. intr. - cataloguer, dresser un catalogue de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Katalog
v. - katalogisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάλογος, λίστα, κατάσταση, πίνακας
v. - εντάσσω σε κατάλογο, συγκαταλέγω

idioms:

• back catalogue    αναδρομικός κατάλογος

Italiano (Italian)
catalogare, catalogo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - catálogo (m)
v. - catalogar

Русский (Russian)
вносить в каталог, каталог

Español (Spanish)
n. - catálogo
v. tr. - catalogar
v. intr. - catalogarse, hacer un catálogo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - katalog, lista
v. - katalogisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
目录, 总目, 编入目录, 编目录, 按确定价格收入目录

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 目錄, 總目
v. tr. - 編入目錄
v. intr. - 編目錄, 按確定價格收入目錄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 목록, 요람
v. tr. - 목록을 만들다, 분류하다
v. intr. - 목록을 작성하다, 분류하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - カタログ, 大学案内
v. - 目録を作る, 目録に載せる

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קטלוג, רשימה של עצמים מאותו סוג, רשימת ספרים ופרטיהם‬
v. tr. - ‮קטלג‬
v. intr. - ‮רשם בקטלוג‬

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