stock-take

1. 1.

   an instance of stocktaking

   “the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations”

   Synonymsstocktake

   Broaderinventory

1. 1.

   make or include in an itemized record or report

   “Inventory all books before the end of the year”

   Synonymsinventorytake stock

   Broaderlist

Questions about stock-take

What does stock-take mean?

stock-take means "an instance of stocktaking". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stock-take?

stock-take has 2 syllables: stock--take. The stress falls on "stock-".

What is another word for stock-take?

Close synonyms include stocktake, inventory, take stock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stock-take a common word?

stock-take is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.