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taken stock

taken stock is the past participle of take stock.

Meaning of take stock

Verb

take stock (third-person singular simple present takes stock, present participle taking stock, simple past took stock, past participle taken stock)

  1. To take inventory, especially at the end of a season in a store or business.
    Synonyms:
    take inventory
  2. (idiomatic) To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
    • At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics

Questions about taken stock

What is taken stock the past participle of?
Taken stock is the past participle of take stock.

Words near taken stock in the dictionary

  1. taken something in stride
  2. taken something off one's chest
  3. taken something off someone's hands
  4. taken something to
  5. taken something to one's grave
  6. taken stock
  7. taken ten
  8. taken the bait
  9. taken the ball and run with it
  10. taken the bench
  11. taken the biscuit

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