1 definition by extheist
The process by which a shopkeeper destroys their own shop in a self-lit fire, in order to claim insurance. The payout from the insurance is invariably higher than the projected profits from the shop.
Shopkeeper: "Business hasn't been doing so well the past two years."
Accountant: "Perhaps it's time for a Jewish Stocktake."
Accountant: "Perhaps it's time for a Jewish Stocktake."
by extheist April 12, 2009