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

Golf was a line item among much larger ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Most companies don’t report revenue from loyalty programs as a separate line item, but executives say rewards programs help keep customers coming back and spending more.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

However, when you are renting, the likelihood is that your monthly line item is going to increase over time—meaning that leasing a home forever simply isn’t sustainable.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

That meant setting money aside for any accommodations early and having a line item for accessibility in the budget templates they were creating to make sure it was something they could anticipate, measure and track.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

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