"punch list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: punch lists [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from the practice of punching holes in a list to indicate completion of individual items. Head templates: {{en-noun}} punch list (plural punch lists)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: punch list Tags: US Synonyms: snagging list [UK] Related terms: checklist, get one's ticket punched, punch one's ticket Translations (list of items required to complete a project): 任務清單 (Chinese Mandarin), 任务清单 (rènwu qīngdān) (note: no exact equivalent exists; "to-do list") (Chinese Mandarin), vikalista (Finnish), Mängelliste [feminine] (German), lista de pendências [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The building opened on schedule, but it took them another three months to get through the punch list."
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          "word": "任务清单"
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          "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
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          "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
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      "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
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    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "list of items required to complete a project",
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      ],
      "word": "lista de pendências"
    }
  ],
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}

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