line item

/laɪn ˌaɪdəm/
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Other forms: line items

Definitions of line item
  1. noun
    an item in an appropriation bill
    “Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets”
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    type of:
    item, point
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
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