Library / English Dictionary

STOCKTAKING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

Example:

they held an inventory every month

Synonyms:

inventory; inventorying; stock-taking; stocktaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stocktaking" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stocktaking"):

stock-take; stocktake (an instance of stocktaking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook

Synonyms:

stock-taking; stocktaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stocktaking" is a kind of...):

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

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