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Definition of stocktaking noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stocktaking

noun
 
/ˈstɒkteɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈstɑːkteɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. (especially British English) the process of making a list of all the goods in a shop or business
    • closed for stocktaking
    • Who does the stocktaking?
    compare inventoryTopics Shoppingc2, Businessc2
  2. the process of thinking carefully about your own situation or position
    • She had some mental stocktaking to do.
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