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itemize

[ahy-tuh-mahyz]

i·tem·ize

[ahy-tuh-mahyz] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to state by items; give the particulars of; list the individual units or parts of: to itemize an account.
2.
to list as an item or separate part: to itemize deductions on an income-tax return.
verb (used without object)
3.
to compute an income-tax return by listing separately all assets, credits, allowable deductions, losses, etc.

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to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
Also, especially British, i·tem·ise.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; item + -ize

i·tem·i·za·tion, noun
i·tem·iz·er, noun
mis·i·tem·ized, adjective
non·i·tem·ized, adjective
non·i·tem·iz·er, noun
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re·i·tem·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
un·i·tem·ized, adjective
well-i·tem·ized, adjective
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itemize or itemise (ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to put on a list or make a list of
 
itemise or itemise
 
vb
 
itemi'zation or itemise
 
n
 
itemi'sation or itemise
 
n

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