Itemize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Place on a list of items; "itemize one's tax deductions".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The accountant helped the client itemize her deductions for the current tax year.
- When shopping, it's best to itemize your groceries so you can keep track of your expenses.
- During the business meeting, they began to itemize their goals and objectives for the next quarter.
- To get the discount, customers must itemize their purchases and meet the minimum requirement.
- Please itemize each gift so we can properly acknowledge the donors in our annual report.
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Meaning 2
Specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She took her time to carefully itemize every single detail of the project's budget breakdown for clarity.
- When giving a list of suggestions he decided to itemize the pros and cons of each idea in bullet points.
- An experienced mechanic can itemize the parts needed to repair your old car.
- On her resume she included multiple skills and certifications that were itemized under 'Work Experience'.
- Before explaining the company's new policies the HR manager chose to itemize the changes that would take place over the following months.