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Action item

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, action item means: A task agreed at a meeting, with a person responsible for it and usually a date by which it must be done.

In Turkish: aksiyon maddesi, yapılacak iş, görev

How it is used

Listed at the end of meeting minutes, often in a table with the task, owner and deadline. Also called action points (UK) or simply actions: "Who's got the action on this?" At the next meeting, the chair reviews the action items.

Example sentences

  1. There are three action items for you from today's meeting, all due by Friday.

  2. I've listed the action items and owners at the end of the minutes.

Common collocations

  • action items
  • action points
  • assign an action item
  • follow up on action items
  • owner of an action
  • minutesThe official written record of a meeting, listing who attended, what was discussed, what was decided and which actions were agreed.
  • agendaA list of the topics to be discussed at a meeting, in the order they will be discussed, usually sent to participants beforehand.
  • chase upTo contact someone again to remind them about something they have not done yet, such as replying, paying or sending a document.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, a document submitted or a payment made.

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