inventory vs stock-take

inventory and stock-take both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inventory	Yes	No	Yes	No
stock-take	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stock-take is a hyponym of inventory; that is, stock-take is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inventory:

Other hyponyms of inventory include stocktake.

As verbs, inventory and stock-take are synonyms defined as:

inventory and stock-take: make or include in an itemized record or report

Other synonyms of inventory include take stock.

inventory (noun)	stock-take (noun)
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand	an instance of stocktaking
the merchandise that a shop has on hand
a collection of resources
a detailed list of all the items in stock
(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods

inventory (verb)	stock-take (verb)
make or include in an itemized record or report	make or include in an itemized record or report