item-by-item

Thân thiện

The manager reviews the budget item-by-item.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Separate and distinct from others of the same kind: Describes something considered or handled one at a time, individually, rather than as a group or whole.

Usage

• The adjective "item-by-item" is used attributively, typically before a noun, to describe a method, process, or review that addresses each unit separately.
• It emphasizes a detailed, sequential, and individual approach.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The auditor conducted an item-by-item review of the expense report.
  • Please provide an item-by-item breakdown of the charges.
  • The agreement was negotiated on an item-by-item basis.

Advanced Usage

• "on an item-by-item basis": A common prepositional phrase meaning "considering each item individually."
  • Approval for these requests is granted on an item-by-item basis.

Variants and Related Words

• Case-by-case (adj): Considered or decided individually based on the specific circumstances of each instance.
  • Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis.
• One-by-one (adv): Individually and in sequence.
  • The students entered the room one-by-one.
• Individual (adj): Single; separate.
  • Each individual component was tested.

Synonyms

• Individual: Relating to a single person or thing.
• Separate: Forming or viewed as a unit apart.
• Discrete: Individually distinct and separate.

Related Phrases

• Piecemeal (adv/adj): Done or happening in a series of separate stages; characterized by unsystematic partial measures.
  • The work was completed in a piecemeal fashion. (This can be similar in meaning but often implies a less organized approach than "item-by-item.")

Học thuật

Adjective

1. separate and distinct from others of the same kind
   • mark the individual pages
   • on a case-by-case basis

Từ đồng nghĩa

• individual
• case-by-case