punch list

noun

: a list of usually minor tasks to be completed at the end of a project

Examples of punch list in a Sentence

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Create your punch list of projects that will need fresh paint or sealant. Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024 But neighbors who attended Monday’s Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission hearing had a punch list of concerns about the expansion, including its size. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023 Once construction is complete, count on another month or two for inspections, completing punch list items and closing. Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023 The rest of their punch list includes photographs by the French photographer François Halard, 18th-century French engravings that Muñoz inherited from her family in the bedroom, and furniture by designers such as ELLE DECOR A-Lister Laura Gonzalez. Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 8 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for punch list 

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of punch list was in 1955

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“Punch list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20list. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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