line item

noun

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

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Other retailers, particularly sites like Temu, AliExpress, and Shein, have all taken their own steps, either adding labels to listings when import taxes have already been included in the price, or adding import taxes as a separate line item in users' carts at checkout as Amazon had discussed doing. ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025 Although technically an independent agency, the Social Security Advisory Board's funding is included each year as a line item within the SSA's budget. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 Technology—a big line item for many colleges—will also get more expensive because so much of it is produced overseas. Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Technology is the new line item cost in retirement planning. Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line item

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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 22 May. 2025.

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