stocktaking

[ stok-tey-king ]
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noun
  1. the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.

  2. the act of appraising a present situation, condition, degree of progress, etc., in terms of accomplishments and ultimate goals.

Origin of stocktaking

1
First recorded in 1855–60; stock + taking

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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.

  • The superlative cause of disastrous stocktakings remains, and it is much more simple than the one with which I have just dealt.

  • But it does not shake my conviction that the absence of meditation is the main origin of disappointing stocktakings.

  • But if they would, what brilliant stocktakings there might be in a few years!

British Dictionary definitions for stocktaking

stocktaking

/ (ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the examination, counting, and valuing of goods on hand in a shop or business

  2. a reassessment of one's current situation, progress, prospects, etc

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