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".)

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