itemize

verb

item·​ize ˈī-tə-ˌmīz 

itemized; itemizing

transitive verb

: to set down in detail or by particulars : list

itemized all expenses

Synonyms of itemize

• 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

Once those reforms took effect, the share of taxpayers who were itemizing fell below 10%. —Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026

The qualities itemized above are not all faults. —David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026

The new deduction, which is available both for taxpayers itemizing their deductions or not, starts to phase out for those who earn more than $75,000, or $150,000 for people filing jointly. —Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 Jan. 2026

Two major changes for those who itemize deductions start in 2026. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Dec. 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