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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Walmart has not yet proposed a line item specifying the exact amounts that tariffs are adding to receipts. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025 As with any summer activity, a resume line item is only as valuable as the way it’s framed in Activities Lists, recommendation letters, and essays. Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 The effort is entirely self-funded in their first turn as an independent act, free from the constraints and expectations of being a line item on a major label spreadsheet. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 May 2025 But the full impact of the cut is hard to determine because departments use this line item for a wide range of purposes, including studies, legal services, consulting fees and small projects. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 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 Jun. 2025.

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