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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The bill also rolls $160 million for K-12 curricular materials, which was added to the state budget two years ago as a separate line item, into the overall funding formula. Arika Herron, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025 This would save orders of magnitude more than those media and real estate line items, while also deterring billions more in future fraud. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 However, there are reports that the Space Force has considered zeroing out a budget line item for space mobility in its upcoming fiscal year 2026 budget request. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025 However, by paying employees in stock and subsequently repurchasing shares via a buyback, a company can buffer operating cash flows by moving the payout to the financing-cash line item. CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line item

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Feb. 2025.

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