line item

noun

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

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The most important line item was sales of Mounjaro and Zepbound. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 May 2025 Little signed off on the other elements of House Bill 482 but vetoed the line item Monday evening that would have eliminated the governor’s emergency fund, by transferring the remaining $652,500 in the pool to the state’s general fund. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025 Steel pipe prices in particular are a significant line item in the construction of new oil and gas wells. Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 In its 2024 10-k line item for O&M, Sunnova recorded an expense of $105 million. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line item

Word History

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 13 May. 2025.

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