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i⋅tem⋅ize

  [ahy-tuh-mahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use itemize in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, i⋅tem⋅ise.

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

Related forms:
i⋅tem⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
i⋅tem⋅iz⋅er, noun
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i·tem·ize   (ī'tə-mīz')   
v.   i·tem·ized, i·tem·iz·ing, i·tem·iz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To place or include on a list of items: itemized her expenses on the proper form.

  2. To list the items of: itemized the expense account.

v.   intr.
To list deductions from taxable income on a tax return: This benefit is available only to taxpayers who itemize.
i'tem·i·za'tion (ī'tə-mĭ-zā'shən) n., i'tem·iz'er n.
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Main Entry: item·ize
Pronunciation: 'I-t&-"mIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized; -iz·ing
: to list in detail or by particulars <itemize deductions>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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