line item

Ledger's individual record

A line item is a single entry in a budget, invoice, or itemized list—one row among many, each representing a distinct expenditure or charge: The committee reviewed the budget line by line, questioning each line item.

In politics, a line-item veto allows rejecting specific provisions without vetoing an entire bill.

budget

allocation

Distribution of shares

funding · capital expense · operating expense · discretionary · earmark · budget request · variance · fiscal year · departmental · overhead

invoice

billing

Charging for services rendered

description · subtotal · SKU · service charge · fee · discount · adjustment · accounts payable · receivable · statement

Categories
Opposites
granularity/aggregation

line itemtotal

Complete sum

grand total · aggregate · subtotal · lump sum · bottom line

specificity

line itemlump sum

Entire amount at once

block grant · general fund · slush fund · pooled funds · contingency fund

Family

line, item, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, lineage, linear

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