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

Like many Black women, hair care has been a monthly line item. — Rachel Cook Northway, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

People read a policy very differently when their own liberty is a line item instead of a budget line. — Mala Ramakrishnan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Photograph a receipt, and Argo Books Accounting Software Premium can extract the vendor, date, total, and individual line items automatically. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Amy Krohn of Del Sol said her firm’s fee would be 5% of the total cleanup cost, the amount FEMA allows toward the administrative line item for cleanup. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above