stocktaking Syllabification: (stock·tak·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈstäkˌtākiNG/Translate stocktaking | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of stocktaking noun the action or process of recording the amount of stock held by a business:the store is closed for stocktaking the action of reviewing and assessing one’s situation and options:she had some mental stocktaking to doDerivatives stocktake noun stocktakerPronunciation: /-ˌtākər/ noun stocktaking in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of stocktaking in the British & World English dictionary