stocktake

noun
UK /ˈstɒk.teɪk/
US /ˈstɑːk.teɪk/

A stocktake is when you count all the things a shop has to make sure the list is right.

The shop closes early on Sundays so the staff can do a stocktake.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A careful review of how much progress has been made on a plan or situation.

The team held a stocktake of the project before the new year.

3. The act of counting and recording goods held by a business at a particular time.

The annual stocktake showed that several items were missing.

4. To count and check the goods a business has in stock.

We need to stocktake the storeroom before Friday.