stocktake

1 4.9

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

noun
/ˈstɑːkˌteɪk/

: inventario

The stocktake revealed several missing items.

Examples

We always schedule a stocktake at the end of each quarter to keep our records accurate.
The annual stocktake revealed several missing items from the warehouse.
Due to the stocktake, the store will be closed for two days next week.
We need to conduct a stocktake this week.
The manager organized a comprehensive stocktake to assess inventory levels before the end of the financial year.
After the holiday season, the store conducted a stocktake to count all the unsold items.
During the stocktake, the employees found several items that had been incorrectly logged in the system.

Synonyms

stock-take

vsstocktake

4.4

Counting and checking the goods a shop or warehouse has

is the single act of counting and checking goods rather than a process

stocktaking

vsstocktake

4.6

Counting and recording all the goods and materials a business has

is a single act of counting and checking goods rather than an ongoing process

stock-taking

vsstocktake

3.6

A detailed count of the goods a shop or business has

is the act of counting and checking goods rather than just listing them

inventorying

vsstocktake

4.6

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

is focused on counting and checking rather than only making item lists

How Thorough

stocktake

1 4.9

spot check

3 3.6

Surface Forms

stocktake singular

stocktakes plural

Morphology

stocktake = stock + take (transparent) = stock + take

A direct compound of 'stock' and 'take' meaning the act of taking (counting) stock; learners who know both components can reasonably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Stocktake comes from two simple words: stock ('goods' or 'supplies') and take ('to take' or 'to record'). It originally meant 'to take the stock', so a stocktake today is the act of counting and checking the goods a business has.