itemize

verb

item·​ize ˈī-tə-ˌmīz 

itemized; itemizing

transitive verb

: to set down in detail or by particulars : list

itemized all expenses

Synonyms

• list
• inventory
• enumerate

Examples of itemize in a Sentence

a list of itemized expenses

itemized the expenses for the business trip

Recent Examples on the Web

The deduction would be available to taxpayers who itemize and those who claim the standard deduction. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

By comparison, the mortgage interest deduction is only available to taxpayers who itemize. —Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025

The new tax break will be available even to people who don’t itemize deductions. —Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025

Only about 10% of Americans — mostly the wealthy — still itemize their taxes, since the standard deduction is now $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for joint filers. —Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for itemize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize

Kids Definition

itemize

verb

item·​ize ˈīt-ə-ˌmīz 

itemized; itemizing

: to set down one by one : list

itemize expenses

itemization

ˌīt-ə-mə-ˈzā-shən

noun

Legal Definition

itemize

transitive verb

item·​ize ˈī-tə-ˌmīz 

itemized; itemizing

: to list in detail or by particulars

itemize deductions