It is time for some stocktaking. [=it's time to take stock of the situation]
It is time for a stocktaking.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stock|tak|ing — «STOK TAY kihng», noun. 1. a periodical examination and inventorying of the stock of goods in a shop, warehouse, or the like. 2. Figurative. an accounting or reckoning up of resources, weaknesses, achievements, and failures; appraisal; evaluation … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
stocktaking — stock|tak|ing [ˈstɔkˌteıkıŋ US ˈsta:k ] n [U] BrE when a company or shop checks the quantities of materials and goods that it has a supply of American Equivalent: inventory … Dictionary of contemporary English
stocktaking — stock|tak|ing [ stak,teıkıŋ ] noun uncount an occasion when you count a business s goods and calculate how many more are needed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stocktaking — stock•tak•ing [[t]ˈstɒkˌteɪ kɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) inventory 2) the act of appraising a present situation in terms of accomplishments and goals • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
stocktaking — stock‧tak‧ing [ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ ǁ ˈstɑːk ] noun [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING an occasion when a company or shop makes a list of all the materials and goods that it has a supply of; = inventory AmE: • The group uncovered the loss after year end … Financial and business terms
stocktake — stocktaking stock‧tak‧ing [ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ ǁ ˈstɑːk ] noun [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING an occasion when a company or shop makes a list of all the materials and goods that it has a supply of; = inventory AmE: • The group uncovered the loss… … Financial and business terms
stocktaker — stocktaking stock‧tak‧ing [ˈstɒkˌteɪkɪŋ ǁ ˈstɑːk ] noun [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING an occasion when a company or shop makes a list of all the materials and goods that it has a supply of; = inventory AmE: • The group uncovered the loss… … Financial and business terms
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
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