stocktake
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stocktake
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From stock + take.
noun stocktakes
- The process of making an inventory of stock in a store or other location. Patrick Barkham attends the annual stocktake at London Zoo, and things are getting confusing
- The act or process of taking stock of something, or the result of that assessment. Of all GE's journals, this diary most closely documents her processes of composition, and the list of 'Order of Writings' in the front of the book (evidently written in 1876 or'7) provides a stocktake of her career.
Talk about this word "stocktake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stocktake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stocktake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stocktake "stocktake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stocktake.
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@misc{stocktake_2026,
title = {stocktake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stocktake},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
