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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
stocktaking
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ During the minicab ride to Josie's place, Lucy did a little mental stocktaking.
▪ Efficient stocktaking is a key element in controlling these prices and expenditure - and that's where the Psion Organiser comes in.
▪ One shop in the Isle of Man, which never did any stocktaking, unearthed the most wonderful collection of 1920s toys.
▪ This stocktaking was painful, even unnecessary, I thought.
Wiktionary
stocktaking

n. 1 the act of taking an inventory of merchandise etc. 2 the reappraisal of a situation or of one's prospects

WordNet
stocktaking
  1. n. reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook

  2. making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "the inventory took two days" [syn: inventory, inventorying]

Usage examples of "stocktaking".

Each box had the name of the client on it, in large black letters, and each contained the cash books, invoices, receipts, ledgers, paying-in books, bank statements, petty cash records, stocktakings, and general paraphernalia needed for the assessment of taxes.