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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Under the receivership, security costs at each building were about $33,000 per month, the largest line item in the budget. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Neither Harris’ office nor Walz’s governor’s office replied to a request for comment, so for the purposes of this valuation, Forbes estimated the present value of one teaching pension for each of them and treated the other line item as cash. Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 There was a separate line item to support migrants and sheltering that Congress passed. Miles Bryan, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024 Mulaney’s new Netflix series comes as broadcast TV’s late night continues to downsize, as shows move to airing new episodes less frequently, and with line items like house bands being cut in the name of cost savings. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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