line item

noun

: an appropriation that is itemized on a separate line in a budget
line-item adjective

Examples of line item in a Sentence

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Mulaney’s new Netflix series comes as broadcast TV’s late night continues to downsize, as shows move to airing new episodes less frequently, and with line items like house bands being cut in the name of cost savings. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 Guidance Eaton management raised full-year guidance on several line items. Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 Between the lines: Whitmer vetoed a total of $9 million in line items. Samuel Robinson, Axios, 26 July 2024 Sales and earnings are the line items that get all the attention in the seconds and minutes after a company’s release. Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for line item 

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of line item was in 1962

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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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