STOCK-TAKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stock-taking mean? 

• STOCK-TAKING (noun)
  The noun STOCK-TAKING has 2 senses:

1. reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook

2. making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

  Familiarity information: STOCK-TAKING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOCK-TAKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

stock-taking; stocktaking

Hypernyms ("stock-taking" is a kind of...):

reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation; review (a new appraisal or evaluation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

inventory; inventorying; stock-taking; stocktaking

Context example:

they held an inventory every month

Hypernyms ("stock-taking" is a kind of...):

itemisation; itemization; listing (the act of making a list of items)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock-taking"):

stock-take; stocktake (an instance of stocktaking)