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to itemize

to itemize

22 4.1
To list things one by one with details
  • verb
  • /ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : desglosar
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • We itemize all of our charges... and break them down into different categories.

  • I have itemized them as follows.

  • 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.

  • 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 list
vsto itemize
632 1.0

To write down names or items in order

gives each entry separate, fuller descriptions instead of simple mention
to recite
vsto itemize
28 3.3

List facts or items one after another

presents each entry with added written detail rather than oral account
to catalog
vsto itemize
  • US
23 3.9

To list things and write details about them

focuses on separate detailed description rather than classification or grouping
to enumerate
vsto itemize
19 6.3

To list or count items one by one

names each entry separately while adding more descriptive detail
to inventory
vsto itemize
12 4.1

To make a list of goods and their amounts in a business

focuses more on describing each entry separately rather than total stock
to item
vsto itemize
1 6.7

List something separately in a document or record

breaks entries into separate detailed descriptions rather than single records

How Thorough

to catalog
  • US
23 3.9
to itemize
  • US
22 4.1
to enumerate
19 6.3
to list
632 1.0
to name
1.0

Surface Forms

itemize infinitive
itemized past
itemized past participle
itemizing present participle
itemizes third person singular

Morphology

itemize = item (transparent) = item + ize

Formed by the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' added to the noun 'item', yielding the predictable meaning 'to make into/list as items'.

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.