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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Today was but an additional line item in my debts of survival. Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Those who believe in this kind of thinking might say that line items on USAID’s ledger are only of minor consequence in the grand scheme of things. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025 But three movies is maybe an easier line item to swallow? Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2025 At the same time, football ticket sales provided the single-biggest revenue line item on CU’s ’24 fiscal year — $31.2 million for the fall of 2023. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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