line item

American  

noun

1. the distinct title of an entry or account as it appears on a separate line in a bookkeeping ledger or a fiscal budget.

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Other Word Forms

• line-item
  adjective

Example Sentences

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line item

“Every single line item is more,” says Julie Leone, co-owner and managing partner of 443 Social Club & Lounge, a 75-person venue in Syracuse, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The line item “other income”, referring to gains in equity investments in other companies, popped up again and again in recent earnings reports.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Collins believes the line item encompasses private companies Nvidia has invested in, such as Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI, which was acquired by SpaceX.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

It may well get cold feet and remove the line item before the bill makes it to a vote.

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

How many people were actually listening to what he was going to say, or were they there for the experi- ence and another line item on a resume?

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn