See Also: ITEM(law)
item(dictionary)
item(dictionary)
collector's item(dictionary)
Tax preference item(finance)
Extraordinary item(finance)
Tax preference item(money)
Extraordinary item(money)
Big-Ticket Item(money)
Item Inversiones, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

item (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'in the same way, also' (used to introduce things in a list), from ita 'in this way']
[C] a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things
::He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.
::The store is having a sale on furniture and household items.
item on the agenda/list/menu
::We went on to the next item on the agenda.
item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc
(=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc)
:: luxury items such as exotic spices and perfumes
::The original 1965 bottle is now a collector's item (=one of a set of objects people like to collect because they are interesting or valuable) .
[C] a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine, or on television
::I also saw that news item in the Sunday Times.
be an item
informal if two people are an item, they are having a romantic or sexual relationship