Take stock (of somebody or something) informal verb phrase
To take an inventory
You should have taken stock of the items before receiving them.
Don't forget to take stock before closing the store.
To carefully think about something before making a decision
He took stock of his life after that incident.
We need to take stock of our finances and plan as early as possible.
1. Drugs sold in pharmacy can be bought without a prescription
2. Stocks do not appear in an official stock exchange list
The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This term refers to the process of taking inventory of commodities (stock) and transferring it to other types of assessment. It appeared in the early 1800s.
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.