itemize
[ ahy-tuh-mahyz ]
/ ˈaɪ təˌmaɪz /
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verb (used with object), i·tem·ized, i·tem·iz·ing.
verb (used without object), i·tem·ized, i·tem·iz·ing.
to compute an income-tax return by listing separately all assets, credits, allowable deductions, losses, etc.
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How to use itemize in a sentence
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 AdamsBut the same method may be employed less justly and yet have more effect than any mere itemization of physical details.
The Technique of Fiction Writing|Robert Saunders Dowst
British Dictionary definitions for itemize
itemize
itemise
/ (ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to put on a list or make a list of
Derived forms of itemize
itemization or itemisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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