action item

English

Noun

action item (plural action items)

1. (management) 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.

   Synonym: action point

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

Further reading

• “action item”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.