Definition

1. Verb:
   • To list or state items individually; to present as a detailed list: The core meaning involves breaking down a whole into its separate, specific parts and recording or mentioning each one distinctly.
   • To specify the individual items or components of something: Often used in contexts like accounting, billing, or detailed reporting where clarity on each element is required.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Please itemize your expenses on the report form. (This means to list each expense separately, not just provide a total.)
  • The receipt itemizes every product and its price. (The receipt shows a detailed list of each purchased item.)
  • The charity must itemize its donations for tax purposes. (The charity must provide a list specifying each donation.)

Advanced Usage

• "to itemize deductions" (Taxation): To list eligible expenses individually on a tax return to calculate the total deduction, as opposed to taking a standard deduction.
  • For homeowners, it often makes sense to itemize deductions like mortgage interest and property taxes.

Variants and Related Words

• Itemization (noun): The act or result of itemizing; a detailed list.
  • The itemization of the bill made it easy to see all charges.
• Itemized (adjective): Presented in the form of a detailed list.
  • Please submit an itemized receipt for reimbursement.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• Summarize: To give a brief statement of the main points.
• Generalize: To make a broad or general statement.

Related Phrases

• "to itemize a bill": To provide a bill that lists each charge separately.
  • The contractor agreed to itemize the bill so we could understand the costs.
• "itemized statement": A formal, detailed list of transactions or components.
  • Your bank will send you an itemized statement each month.

Verb

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