work order

American  

noun

1. an order authorizing specific work, repairs, etc., to be done.

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Example Sentences

NYC Department of Buildings issued a partial stop work order, which is still active, on the building in June, according to public records.

From BBC

The banners were printed and installed by a Maryland-based contractor, Timsco Graphics, at a cost of $16,400, per a work order that Salon received in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

From Salon

Staff later discovered there was no such work order, according to the commission’s investigation into the death.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the service records reviewed by The Times, a work order was opened in 2023 for a 2003 engine burned in a fire, with notes saying “strip for salvage.”

From Los Angeles Times

A 2006 engine damaged in an accident was waiting for parts, according to notes associated with a work order from last April.

From Los Angeles Times