Idioms

line item

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line item

A singular detail or unit of information, as of a financial report or a piece of legislation. The auditor wants to go through every single line item from the company's general ledger and financial statements to look for any irregularities. The council member argued that cutting this line item from the budget would have a devastating impact on public schools.
See also: item, line
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