itemise

Thân thiện

She itemises her grocery list on a notepad.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To list or state items individually; to specify each separate thing in a list or series. This involves presenting details one by one, often for clarity, record-keeping, or analysis.
   • To place on a list of items; to catalog. This meaning focuses on the act of recording individual elements as part of a formal list or schedule.

Usage

The verb itemise is used when a detailed, point-by-point breakdown is required. It is common in administrative, financial, and descriptive contexts. - It is often followed by a direct object (the list of things being detailed). - It can be used in both active (e.g., "She will itemise the costs") and passive (e.g., "The costs were itemised") constructions.

Examples

• Active Voice:
  • Please itemise all your business expenses on the report.
  • The contract itemises the responsibilities of each party.
• Passive Voice:
  • The charges were clearly itemised on the final bill.
  • Every component is itemised in the instruction manual.

Advanced Usage

• "to itemise deductions": In taxation, this refers to listing eligible expenses individually to calculate tax liability, as opposed to taking a standard deduction.
  • For the last fiscal year, they chose to itemise their deductions because they had significant medical expenses.

Variants and Related Words

• Itemize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning as "itemise".
  • You must itemize your charitable donations for the audit.
• Itemisation / Itemization (noun): The process or result of itemising.
  • The itemisation of the invoice made it easy to understand.

Synonyms

• Enumerate: To mention a number of things one by one.
• List: To make a list of; to catalog.
• Specify: To state or describe something clearly and precisely.
• Detail: To describe something item by item; to give full information about.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly formed with "itemise".)

Học thuật

Verb

1. specify individually
   • She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
   • The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
2. place on a list of items
   • itemize one's tax deductions

Từ đồng nghĩa

• enumerate
• recite
• itemize