Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

action item

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: ac-tion item
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

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

Inflected Forms

action items (plural)

Synonyms

action point

Questions

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.

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