Item I ˈaɪtəm Single Agenda Essential Clothing News

• what's the next item on the agenda?
• can i pay for each item separately?
• the computer was my largest single item of expenditure.
• a windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking.

item

1. one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc.
• What's the next item on the agenda?
2. a single article or object
• Can I pay for each item separately?
• The computer was my largest single item of expenditure.
• A windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking.
• This clock is a collector's item (= because it is rare and valuable).
3. a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, etc.
• an item of news/a news item
• I heard an item on the radio about women engineers.
4. to be involved in a romantic or sexual relationship
• Are they an item?

Extra Examples

• Computers became a consumer item in the early 1990s.
• Each individual item has a number.
• I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly.
• Several items of clothing were found near the scene of the crime.
• Several valuable items were stolen.
• The 1970s American model has become something of a collector’s item.
• The programme featured an item on clothes for young children.
• There is a higher tax on luxury items.
• a major item of expenditure
• a news item about drugs in the workplace
• household items such as brushes and bedclothes
• the main item on the agenda
• She opened the case and took out several items of clothing.
• There was an item on the radio about women engineers.
• This clock is a collector’s item.
• What’s the next item on the agenda?

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.