(management) A task; especially, regarding an agenda item discussed in a meeting that requires further activity or investigation in order to reach a conclusion, select an alternative, or implement a change.

An item appearing on a single line in any schedule of information. / (accounting) An item of revenue or expenditure in a budget or other financial statement or report.

plural of end item

plural of collector's item

plural of positive polarity item

(linguistics) A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

plural of line-item veto

plural of line-item veto

The power of an executive in government to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill, usually budget appropriations, without vetoing the entire legislative package.

(US, slang) A luxury item. Although commonly referring to an item of significant physical size (e.g. a computer, sports car or big screen television), the term can be applied to any expensive item.