punch list
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps from the practice of punching holes in a list to indicate completion of individual items.
Noun
punch list (plural punch lists)
- (US) The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.
- The building opened on schedule, but it took them another three months to get through the punch list.
Usage notes
- Completion often means fulfillment of a contract, possibly as amended by change orders.
Synonyms
- snagging list (UK)
Translations
list of items required to complete a project
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See also
- checklist
- get one's ticket punched
- punch one's ticket
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