What does "action item" mean?

A task; especially, regarding an agenda item discussed in a meeting that requires further activity or investigation in order to reach a conclusion, select an alternative, or implement a change.

What is a synonym for "action item"?

Common synonyms include: assignment, duty, followups, practice, sequence items, step.

Action item

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Noun

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A task; especially, regarding an agenda item discussed in a meeting that requires further activity or investigation in order to reach a conclusion, select an alternative, or implement a change.
"Please take the issue of database maintenance fees as an action item for next week."

Synonyms

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assignment duty followups practice sequence items step

Antonyms

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academic nonissues inaction neglect procrastination

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"Please take the issue of database maintenance fees as an action item for next week."

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