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itemize

[ahy-tuh-mahyz]
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verb (used with object), i·tem·ized, i·tem·iz·ing.
  1. to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
  2. to list as an item or separate part: to itemize deductions on an income-tax return.
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verb (used without object), i·tem·ized, i·tem·iz·ing.
  1. to compute an income-tax return by listing separately all assets, credits, allowable deductions, losses, etc.
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Also especially British, i·tem·ise.

Origin of itemize

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; item + -ize
Related formsi·tem·i·za·tion, nouni·tem·iz·er, nounmis·i·tem·ized, adjectivenon·i·tem·ized, adjectivenon·i·tem·iz·er, nounre·i·tem·ize, verb (used with object), re·i·tem·ized, re·i·tem·iz·ing.un·i·tem·ized, adjectivewell-i·tem·ized, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • This itemization of Southern methods of resistance was in line with Confederate threats at a moment when the sky looked black.

    Great Britain and the American Civil War

    Ephraim Douglass Adams

British Dictionary definitions for itemization

itemize

itemise

verb
  1. (tr) to put on a list or make a list of
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Derived Formsitemization or itemisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for itemization

itemize

v.

1864, American English, from item + -ize. Related: Itemized; itemizing. Earlier verb was simply item (c.1600).

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