Item ˈaɪtəm List Single I News Noun Agenda

• what's the next item on the agenda?
• there are plenty of vegetarian items on the menu.
• she still has five items on her to-do list.
• students had to select three topics from the list of items.

item

1. one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc.
• SEE ALSO line item
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/line-item
• What's the next item on the agenda?
• There are plenty of vegetarian items on the menu.
• She still has five items on her to-do list.
• Students had to select three topics from the list of items.
• There is a maximum score of two points per test item.
2. a single object or thing
• SEE ALSO collector’s item
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/collector-s-item
• Can I pay for each item separately?
• The price of many basic food items continues to rise.
• household items such as brushes and bedclothes
• A windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking.
• Are there any items of furniture you want to take with you?
• The computer was my largest single item of expenditure.
• This clock is a collector's item (= because it is rare and valuable).

Extra Examples

• Each individual item has a number.
• Several valuable items were stolen.
• There is a higher tax on luxury items.
3. a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, online, etc.
• The following news item may be of interest to you.
• I heard an item on the radio about women engineers.
• I came across two items of disturbing news.
• The Journal is packed with items of interest from cover to cover.

Extra Examples

• The programme featured an item on clothes for young children.
• a news item about drugs in the workplace
4. to be involved in a romantic or sexual relationship
• Are they an item?

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th cent.) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list.