itemnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈaɪ.təm/us/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/B1 something that is part of a list or group of things:
the last item on the list
The restaurant has a long menu of about 50 items.
Several items of clothing (= clothes) lay on the floor.
one of several subjects to be considered:
There are three items on the agenda.
B2 a piece of news on television or radio, or in a newspaper:
There's an interesting item on the back page.
item by item
one thing at a time:
Buyers from stores are given the opportunity to go through fashion collections item by item and place orders.
More examples
- "Can we move on to the next item for discussion, please?"
- The final item in today's programme is Beethoven's Trio in B flat, Opus 11.
- How many items of hand luggage am I allowed to take onto the plane?
- During the sale we're offering 20% off selected items.
- Many of these families are unable to afford even basic items.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- feature
- module
- neck
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- spare
- sub
- subsection
- third
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Topics & areas of interest
Classifying and creating order
Idiom(s)
be an item