itemize
/'aitemaiz/
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Definition
- 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
- place on a list of items
- itemize one's tax deductions
- specify individually
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug