line item

noun

: an appropriation that is itemized on a separate line in a budget
line-item adjective

Examples of line item in a Sentence

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The ComEd bill breaks out the supply costs as a separate line item that shows the number of kilowatt-hours used multiplied by the electricity rate. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025 The most important line item is the growth of the cloud-computing business Azure, and the AI services contributions to that expansion. Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2025 Prior to the call, TelevisaUnivision reported a 4% drop in total revenue for the second quarter compared with the prior-year period, with the key line item of U.S. advertising down 2%. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 July 2025 For Clemente, the value of the ferry is more that a measure of its ridership or a line item on the budget. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for line item

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line item was in 1962

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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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