stocktaking
the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
the act of appraising a present situation, condition, degree of progress, etc., in terms of accomplishments and ultimate goals.
Origin of stocktaking
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How to use stocktaking in a sentence
In any case, the lack of some such disciplinary, co-ordinating measure will amply explain many disastrous stocktakings.
Literary Taste: How to Form It | Arnold BennettThe superlative cause of disastrous stocktakings remains, and it is much more simple than the one with which I have just dealt.
Literary Taste: How to Form It | Arnold BennettBut it does not shake my conviction that the absence of meditation is the main origin of disappointing stocktakings.
Literary Taste: How to Form It | Arnold BennettBut if they would, what brilliant stocktakings there might be in a few years!
Literary Taste: How to Form It | Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for stocktaking
/ (ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ) /
the examination, counting, and valuing of goods on hand in a shop or business
a reassessment of one's current situation, progress, prospects, etc
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