stocktaking

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstɒkteɪkɪŋ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or process of recording the amount of stock held by a business: the shop is closed for stocktaking
  • the action of reviewing and assessing one’s situation and options: she had some mental stocktaking to do [as modifier]: a vast stocktaking and forward-planning exercise was commissioned

Derivatives

stocktake

noun & verb

stocktaker

noun