line item

The definition of a line item is an item listed in a budget.

(noun)

An example of a line item is the cost of electricity in a budget.

See line item in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a specific item, esp., an amount listed separately, in a budget, appropriation bill, etc.

See line item in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A single item, especially of a legislative appropriations bill: Most governors have the power to veto line items of the proposed state budget.

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