English noun: stock-taking | |||
1. | stock-taking (cognition) reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook | ||
Synonyms | stocktaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation, review | ||
2. | stock-taking (act) making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand | ||
Samples | An inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing. They held an inventory every month. | ||
Synonyms | inventory, inventorying, stocktaking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itemisation, itemization, listing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stock-take, stocktake | ||