itemization

noun

item·​i·​za·​tion ˌī-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce itemization (audio)
Synonyms of itemizationnext
: the act of itemizing
also : an itemized list

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Consumer advocates have long argued that the itemization requirement is unfair. — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 The Utility Reform Network also said that itemization of passthrough fees helps prevent bill shock. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 Bloomberg News reported on April 11 that other companies are looking to add tariff itemization lines to customer receipts. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 May 2025 About 90 percent of taxpayers now take the standard deduction, saving them time and money by forgoing itemization while still reducing their tax burden. — The Editors, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024 Medical claims run on many others, from radiology images and reports to discharge summaries, billing itemizations and the injury photos claimants upload through portals. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026 For hours, in the suffocating heat, Dooley sifted through endless accounts of mundane colonial matters—church records, itemizations, legal disputes, petty complaints. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of itemization was in 1894

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itemization

noun
item·​i·​za·​tion ˌī-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce itemization (audio)
: the act of itemizing
also : an itemized list

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