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

Staff were bracing for another round of cuts, but many of the line items remaining in the file were for programs that provided food, clean water or essential medicines.

From Salon

He noted that housing is always going to be the “most expensive line item in your budget,” whether you are renting or paying a mortgage and monthly fees for your home.

From MarketWatch

You compare across the two, across hundreds of line items.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

While their big-market competitors had deep-pocketed individuals committed to building a contender, the Blue Jays were essentially a line item on a quarterly income statement of a massive public company.

From The Wall Street Journal