check ‧ list /ˈtʃekˌlɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a list that helps you by reminding you of the things you need to do or get for a particular job or activity:
The guide contains a useful checklist of points to look for when buying a car.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + checklist
▪ a useful/handy checklist
This is a useful checklist for anyone travelling abroad.
▪ a quick checklist
Here’s a quick checklist of things you are likely to need.
▪ a mental checklist (=a list you keep in your mind)
I try and keep a mental checklist of jobs I have to do.
▪ a holiday checklist
A holiday checklist is useful when you are packing.
■ verbs
▪ keep a checklist
Can you keep a checklist of what we need to buy?
▪ use a checklist
Interviewers often use a checklist to ensure that they’ve covered everything.
▪ draw up/produce a checklist (=make one)
Why not draw up a checklist of things you want to achieve this year?
▪ go/run through a checklist (=read it to see what still needs doing)
I’ll just run through the checklist one more time.
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THESAURUS
▪ list a set of names, places, jobs you need to do etc, which are written one below the other:
Henry’s name wasn’t on the list.
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She made a list of the people she wanted to invite to the wedding.
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Could I have a list of hotels in Bournemouth and the surrounding area?
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I forgot to bring my shopping list with me.
▪ checklist a list of things you need or things you have to do which you keep in order to help you remember them:
Use a checklist when visiting properties to buy, so that you keep a record of which features you liked and didn’t like.
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I made a checklist of things I needed to do before the holiday.
▪ short list/shortlist a list of the most suitable people for a job or prize, chosen from a larger group of people:
Her name is on the shortlist for the Booker Prize.
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You were lucky to even get onto the shortlist.
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A shortlist is drawn up, from which the successful candidate will be chosen.
▪ register an official list containing the names of all the people, organizations, or things of a particular type:
a register of qualified translators
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a civil register of births, deaths, and marriages
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Make sure your name is on the electoral register (=the official list of people who can vote) .
▪ programme British English , program American English a list of all the activities or events that have been planned, especially one that shows when each event will happen:
First on the programme is a speech by the organizer, Mrs Jenkins.
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A spectacular program of exhibitions, displays and competitions has been planned.
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Because of bad weather, our programme of events has had to be changed slightly.
▪ agenda a list of the subjects that will be discussed at a meeting:
Have you got a copy of the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting?
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the next item on the agenda
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The fuel crisis will be at the top of the agenda for today’s board meeting.
▪ index an alphabetical list of names and subjects at the back of a book, that shows which page they are mentioned on:
It’s a lot quicker if you use the index.
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I looked up his name in the index.
▪ inventory a list of everything in a house, factory, or shop, written so that you know exactly what is there:
Some of the things in the shop were not listed in the inventory.
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The company keeps a full inventory of its equipment.
| make an inventory :
She made an inventory of everything in the apartment.