line item

noun

: an appropriation that is itemized on a separate line in a budget

line-item

ˈlīn-ˈī-təm 

adjective

Examples of line item in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The latter, Alemu stresses, remains the largest line item when calculating the revenues of professional men’s sports teams, and is a vital ingredient to propel women’s sports into its next phase of growth. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Guidance The company's outlook for the full year and first quarter of fiscal 2027 came in above estimates across every line item. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Budgets fail because a handful of assumptions fail, not because every line item is slightly off. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

There is a line item in a lot of Gen X retirement plans that nobody writes down. — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above