itemization
noun
item·i·za·tion
ˌī-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən 
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Medical claims run on many others, from radiology images and reports to discharge summaries, billing itemizations and the injury photos claimants upload through portals.
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Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2026
For hours, in the suffocating heat, Dooley sifted through endless accounts of mundane colonial matters—church records, itemizations, legal disputes, petty complaints.
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Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg News reported on April 11 that other companies are looking to add tariff itemization lines to customer receipts.
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Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Consumer advocates have long argued that the itemization requirement is unfair.
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Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
About 90 percent of taxpayers now take the standard deduction, saving them time and money by forgoing itemization while still reducing their tax burden.
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The Editors,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2024
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Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2026
For hours, in the suffocating heat, Dooley sifted through endless accounts of mundane colonial matters—church records, itemizations, legal disputes, petty complaints.
—
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg News reported on April 11 that other companies are looking to add tariff itemization lines to customer receipts.
—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
Consumer advocates have long argued that the itemization requirement is unfair.
—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
About 90 percent of taxpayers now take the standard deduction, saving them time and money by forgoing itemization while still reducing their tax burden.
—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Itemization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itemization. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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itemization
noun
item·i·za·tion
ˌī-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən
: the act of itemizing
also
: an itemized list
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