Definition of Line item

1. Noun. An item in an appropriation bill. "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets"

Generic synonyms: Item, Point
Group relationships: Appropriation Bill

Definition of Line item

1. Noun. An item appearing on a single line in any schedule of information. ¹

2. Noun. (accounting) An item of revenue or expenditure in a budget or other financial statement or report. ¹

3. Noun. (government) A budget appropriation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Line Item

line drives
line duty
line engraving
line fed
line feed
line feeding
line feeds
line for soleus muscle
line function
line functions
line graph
line graphs
line in the sand
line integral
line integrals
line item (current term)
line items
line judge
line judges
line management
line manager
line managers
line noise
line of Bechterew
line of Gennari
line of Kaes
line of Saturn
line of battle
line of beauty
line of best fit

Literary usage of Line item

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"The line item Veto Act provides that the Joint Committee on Taxation is ... Explanation of Provision Pursuant to the provisions of the line item Veto Act as ..."

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