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line item

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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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No line item in FLAG’s federal tax filing identifies a payment to a school, a teacher or an educational distributor.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

One line item on Nvidia’s statement of cash flows in particular could be relevant to Nvidia’s available capital: purchases of nonmarketable equity securities.

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

Some sent their invoices back with the tariff line item crossed out, along with a check for what was owed minus that amount.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 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

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