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

Chinese:
Mandarin: 任務清單／任务清单 (rènwu qīngdān) (no exact equivalent exists; "to-do list")
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: vikalista
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Mängelliste (de) f
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: lista de pendências f
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