to itemize
- verb
- /ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz/
- US
- Before submitting the expense report, make sure to itemize each charge clearly.
- itemized deductions
And then itemize the stuff that you want to get done.
- And then itemize the stuff that you want to get done.
- Now take your dream sheet and itemize only those things which you truly want to achieve.
- But that inventory is only helpful to the extent that it then allows you to itemize all of the people to whom you owe amends.
Examples
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Farnsworth (2006) specifically itemized four lessons that community colleges can learn from the business model of for-profit institutions.
Academic text (2008) -
I want an itemized list of everything you're bringing.
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We itemize all of our charges... and break them down into different categories.
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I have itemized them as follows.
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When we packed the boxes, I made an itemized list of each box.
Blog text (15) -
An elder approached and pointed to a notice itemizing the dress code of the city.
Fiction book (1992) -
Most of my work would be devoted to itemizing these tapes and describing their contents.
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At the London meeting, discussions were heated as participants went around the table itemizing their disagreements with U.S. policy.
Academic text (2004) -
The company utilized a "cost-code" accounting system that itemized labor, materials, and other expenses to a department code.
Academic text (1999) -
Dear Mr. Flannagan, in reply to your inquiry as to the number of men in my life, here is an itemized list, to the best of my recollection.
Synonyms
To write down names or items in order
List facts or items one after another
To list things and write details about them
To list or count items one by one
To make a list of goods and their amounts in a business
List something separately in a document or record
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Morphology
Etymology
Itemize comes from the common word item, meaning a 'single thing', plus the ending -ize, which means 'make' or 'do'. So to itemize is to 'make' or list each 'single thing' separately, which is why it means to list things in detail.