stocktaking
Americannoun
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the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
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the act of appraising a present situation, condition, degree of progress, etc., in terms of accomplishments and ultimate goals.
noun
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the examination, counting, and valuing of goods on hand in a shop or business
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a reassessment of one's current situation, progress, prospects, etc
Etymology
Origin of stocktaking
Example Sentences
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The report is the fifth annual stocktaking on food insecurity and hunger by U.N. agencies including the FAO, UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Food Program.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023
The WTO's main body the General Council met on Thursday behind closed-doors for a "stocktaking" session before the conference.
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022
He will cover the presidency’s stocktaking plenary which was due to start at 12pm, but is running an hour late – nothing like some last-minute urgency to get things over the line.
From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2021
Is the patient, persistent, stocktaking act of rapping itself still helping him reassemble his life?
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2021
Meanwhile, one held a kind of mental stocktaking.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
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