stock-taking vs inventorying

stock-taking and inventorying both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stock-taking	Yes	No	No	No
inventorying	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stock-taking and inventorying are synonyms defined as:

stock-taking and inventorying: making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand

Other synonyms of stock-taking include inventory, stocktaking.

stock-taking (noun)	inventorying (noun)
making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand	making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook