line item

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.

Other Words From

• line-item adjective

Example Sentences

Under the receivership, security costs at each building were about $33,000 per month, the largest line item in the budget.

From Los Angeles Times

Doing business differently, once the settlement is finalized, means a major new line item in athletics budgets across the country.

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It will now be a separate line item on the electric bill that every customer will have to pay.

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The loans require government approval because they are repaid as a line item on a homeowner’s property tax bill.

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Combine the rent line item with the soaring cost of child care, and don’t forget groceries, and … well, you can understand why evictions have spiked and homelessness has reached a record high.

From Los Angeles Times