itemize
verb
item·ize
ˈī-tə-ˌmīz 
itemized; itemizing
: to set down in detail or by particulars : list
itemized all expenses
Examples of itemize in a Sentence
a list of itemized expenses
itemized the expenses for the business trip
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But few people itemize expenses these days, so most people receive no offsetting tax benefit for the contribution.
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Those deductions must be itemized and total more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Residents who itemize tax breaks cannot deduct more than $10,000 in levies paid to state and local governments, including income and property taxes.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
To adjust for inflation, the IRS raised both the standard deduction and tax brackets, putting some people into lower brackets and letting taxpayers who weren’t itemizing deduct more of their income.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
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Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Those deductions must be itemized and total more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Residents who itemize tax breaks cannot deduct more than $10,000 in levies paid to state and local governments, including income and property taxes.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
To adjust for inflation, the IRS raised both the standard deduction and tax brackets, putting some people into lower brackets and letting taxpayers who weren’t itemizing deduct more of their income.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for itemize
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“Itemize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/itemize. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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itemize
verb
item·ize
ˈīt-ə-ˌmīz
itemized; itemizing
: to set down one by one : list
itemize expenses
itemization
noun
ˌīt-ə-mə-ˈzā-shən
Legal Definition
itemize
transitive verb
item·ize
ˈī-tə-ˌmīz
itemized; itemizing
: to list in detail or by particulars
itemize deductions
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