line item

noun

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

Examples of line item in a Sentence

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Here, 14 members of Forbes Agency Council share the line items their agencies are devoting more of their budgets to this year and the strategy behind these decisions. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 After my recent remodel, under-cabinet lighting was the largest line item on my electrician’s bill. Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025 Retailers have long treated returns as an inevitable cost of doing business — a line item, an afterthought, a cleanup crew. Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 That is why the state needs to let fire districts levy taxes and look for alternative funding sources such as placing a surcharge on property insurance or adding a line item on license plate fees for fire service, Novak said. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line item

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 Sep. 2025.

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