/ˈstɒkteɪkɪŋ ||; ˈstɑkˌtekɪŋ/noun [U] the activity of counting the total supply of things that a shop or business has at a particular time 盘点（存货）: They close for an hour a month to do the stocktaking. 他们每月关门一个小时盘点存货。