Stocktake

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

The process of making an inventory of stock in a store or other location..

Definitions by Sense

1. The process of making an inventory of stock in a store or other location.
2. (British) The act or process of taking stock of something, or the result of that assessment.

Example Sentences

Patrick Barkham attends the annual stocktake at London Zoo, and things are getting confusing

Of all GE's journals, this diary most closely documents her processes of composition, and the list of 'Order of Writings' in the front of the book (evidently written in 1876 or'7) provides a stocktake of her career.

Ben closed his eyes tightly for a quick stocktake of the situation as his heart and mind.

Bordering practices that are seemingly at odds with the modern geopolitical imaginary, such as those explored in Chapter 1, demand a stocktake of what critical resources might be available for new ways of thinking about what borders are, where they come from, and what they do in contemporary political life.

She did a quick stocktake of the man who was standing there, half-hidden behind the door, glowering at her.

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