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

Recent Examples on the Web Numbers for its greenhouse gas emissions are buried in the report’s appendix without adding up the line items to show a total for its carbon footprint. Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 May 2024 According to reviews of state budgets going back to 2007, the first year a line item for the child care scholarship appeared in the budget, 2025’s funding is the largest in the state’s history by a wide margin. Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for line item 

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Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Jun. 2024.

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