take stock
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take inventory, especially at the end of a season in a store or business.
verb
To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
Example Sentences
- "At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field."
- "In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him to take stock of his life."
- "[…]and the pillar of smoke which had recently begun to dissipate, as many of the fires amidships had been smothered by the onrushing water, was replaced by a vast mushroom cloud of steam, smoke, flame, and debris as the magazines detonated. In the pall of this apocalyptic destruction, the U.S. fleet takes stock."
- ""But from time to time, all organisations need to take stock of what they do and why they do it."