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stock-taking

stock-taking

3.6
A detailed count of the goods a shop or business has
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑkˌteɪkɪŋ/
  • UK
translation icon : inventario
  • During the annual meeting, the company performed a stock-taking to evaluate its resources and plan for the next year.

Examples

  • The shop owner completed a stock-taking to ensure that all items were accounted for before the holiday season.

  • While an announcement could happen imminently, the agency—and indeed the entire US government—has lacked a politically empowered figure dedicated solely to U.S. global development policy during a time of unprecedented stock-taking on these issues in the US government.

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  • The manager conducted a thorough stock-taking of the inventory before placing the new order.

Synonyms

stocktake
vsstock-taking
  • UK
1 4.9

An act of counting and checking the goods and materials a business has

refers to the broader ongoing process rather than a single counting act
stocktaking
vsstock-taking
  • UK
4.6

Counting and recording all the goods and materials a business has

is the same process but shown in the hyphenated written form
inventorying
vsstock-taking
4.6

Making a detailed list of the goods a business has on hand

is the general business process of listing supplies rather than itemizing
stock-take
vsstock-taking
  • UK
4.4

Counting and checking the goods a shop or warehouse has

means the continuous process of making detailed lists rather than one occasion

Antonyms

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

disorganization
  • US
7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Thorough

inventory accounting
  • Specialized
5.2
stock-taking
  • UK
3.6
stock list
1 3.4
spot check
3 3.6

Surface Forms

stock-taking singular
stock-takings plural

Morphology

stock-taking = stock + take (transparent) = stock + take + ing

Formed as 'stock' + 'take' with '-ing' to indicate the action of taking stock (making an inventory), so the structure and meaning are directly inferable.

Etymology

Stock-taking comes from stock meaning 'goods' or 'supply' and taking meaning 'counting'. So it literally means counting your stock, which is why it refers to making a detailed list of the goods a shop or business has.