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- item i‧tem [ˈaɪtəm] noun [countable]1. a single thing, especially something that is for sale:
• The CD used to be considered a luxury item.
• stores selling non-food items
2. ACCOUNTING a piece of information written in a set of accounts:• Carry costs can include such items as insurance and storage.
extraˌordinary ˈitem also exˌceptional ˈitem ACCOUNTINGan amount in a set of accounts that is unlikely to be repeated, for example an amount relating to the sale of assets. Extraordinary items are not included when calculating operating profit:• Profit before extraordinary items totaled £10.6 million.
3. one of the subjects that is to be discussed in a meeting, written on a list called an agenda:• What's the first item on the agenda?
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item UK US /ˈaɪtəm/ noun [C]► COMMERCE a single object, especially one that is for sale or is bought: »buy/purchase/select an item
»The business sells items made from recycled waste products.
»order/collect/return an item
food/household/fashion item »Supermarkets offer a wide range of food and household items.
commodity/consumer item »Manufacturing commodity items is increasingly competitive.
»expensive/valuable/luxury item
»item of equipment/clothing/furniture
»Radios with wooden cabinets have become collector's items.
individual/particular/specific item »Sometimes customers who like a particular item of clothing will ask for it at more than one branch of the same store.
► MEETINGS one of several points on an official list of things to be discussed at a meeting: »Please let me have any items for the agenda by 4 pm today.
»Although fixed agenda items had been agreed at the last round of talks, members obviously had their own objectives.
an item on the agenda »Item 2 on the agenda is the Treasurer's report.
► one of several things to be considered, to do, or to choose from: an item on the/sb's agenda »The main item on my agenda for today is writing my month-end reports.
menu/list item »The program allows the user to remove or add menu items.
»The website has links to all the day's main news items.
Financial and business terms. 2012.