Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense itemizes, present participle itemizing, past tense, past participle itemizedregional note: in BRIT, also use itemise
verb
If you itemize a number of things, you make a list of them.
Itemise your gear and mark major items with your name and post code. [VERB noun]
...a fully itemised bill. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: list, record, detail, count More Synonyms of itemize
itemize in British English
or itemise (ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz)
verb
(transitive)
to put on a list or make a list of
Derived forms
itemization (ˌitemiˈzation) or itemisation (ˌitemiˈsation)
noun
itemize in American English
(ˈaɪtəmˌaɪz)
US
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈitemˌized or ˈitemˌizing
to specify the items of; set down by items
to itemize a bill of purchases
Derived forms
itemization (ˌitemiˈzation)
noun
Examples of 'itemize' in a sentence
itemize
You itemize butter dishes, you scalp strangers, you reduce the world to a list of lists!
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (1994)
`The quantity was so great, it will take weeks to thoroughly itemize every object.
Cussler, Clive INCA GOLD (1994)
In other languages
itemize
British English: itemize VERB
If you itemize a number of things, you make a list of them.
Itemise your gear and mark major items with your name and post code.
American English: itemize
Brazilian Portuguese: detalhar
Chinese: 逐条列记
European Spanish: detallar
French: détailler
German: einzeln aufführen
Italian: elencare
Japanese: 列挙する
Korean: 조목별로 작성하다
European Portuguese: detalhar
Latin American Spanish: detallar
(verb)
Definition
to put on a list or make a list of
a fully itemized phone bill
Synonyms
list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
record
detail
The report detailed the changes that would be implemented.
count
I counted the money. It came to more than five hundred pounds.
document
The effects of sleeping less than eight hours a night have been well documented.
instance
set out
specify
He has not specified what action he would like them to take.
inventory
number
enumerate
She enumerated all the reasons why she wanted to travel for a year.
particularize
Mr Johnson particularized the general points he wanted to make.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of count
Definition
to add up or check (each thing in a group) in order to find the total
I counted the money. It came to more than five hundred pounds.
Synonyms
add (up),
total,
reckon (up),
tot up,
score,
check,
estimate,
sum,
calculate,
compute,
tally,
number,
enumerate,
cast up
in the sense of detail
Definition
to list fully
The report detailed the changes that would be implemented.
Synonyms
list,
describe,
relate,
catalogue,
portray,
specify,
depict,
recount,
rehearse,
recite,
narrate,
delineate,
enumerate,
itemize,
tabulate,
particularize
in the sense of document
Definition
to support (a claim) with evidence
The effects of sleeping less than eight hours a night have been well documented.
Synonyms
support,
back up,
certify,
verify,
detail,
instance,
validate,
substantiate,
corroborate,
authenticate,
give weight to,
particularize
Nearby words of
itemize
itching
itchy
item
itemize
iterate
itinerant
itinerary
Synonyms of 'itemize'
itemize
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of enumerate
Definition
to name or list one by one
She enumerated all the reasons why she wanted to travel for a year.
Synonyms
list,
tell,
name,
detail,
relate,
mention,
quote,
cite,
specify,
spell out,
recount,
recite,
itemize,
recapitulate
in the sense of particularize
Definition
to give details about (something)
Mr Johnson particularized the general points he wanted to make.
Synonyms
specify,
detail,
spell out,
give details,
stipulate,
enumerate,
itemize
in the sense of specify
Definition
to state (something) as a condition
He has not specified what action he would like them to take.