Meaning of item in English

individual/particular/specific item Sometimes customers who like a particular item of clothing will ask for it at more than one branch of the same store.

MEETINGS

one of several points on an official list of things to be discussed at a meeting:

Please let me have any items for the agenda by 4 pm today.

Although fixed agenda items had been agreed at the last round of talks, members obviously had their own objectives.

an item on the agenda Item 2 on the agenda is the Treasurer's report.

one of several things to be considered, to do, or to choose from:

an item on the/sb's agenda The main item on my agenda for today is writing my month-end reports.

menu/list item The program allows the user to remove or add menu items.

The website has links to all the day's main news items.

(Definition of item from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of item

item

There were so many people to talk to and items to be signed and pictures to be taken.

From ABC News

I use plastic bags a lot when crutching around (picking up after myself and taking items to different rooms).

From CNN

In all, 30 to 35 items totaling $257.85 were stolen, according to the report.

From MLive.com

But there are plenty of other fascinating items or products, which you might otherwise consider "natural," that may be lawfully patented.

From The Atlantic

Or sought out a unique item only to find the expected?

From Fast Company

And that's in spite of the fact they had 100 of the item on the shelf the week before.

From CBS Local

Don't make people wade through 300 words of back-story before they reach the action item or primary request.

From CBS News

They will order you items they do not stock as well.

From CBS Local

Some carry items for their loved ones or of significance to themselves.

From USA TODAY

If a sale item is out of stock, ask the store for a rain check.

From TIME

Technology plays a role in this, as many of us spend much of our lives looking at short items.

From Huffington Post

Pick your battles wisely when two relatives want the same item.

From Huffington Post

The items of the referendum are the reasons why we are here.

From International Business Times

But now each time an item gets a new price, it gets a new tag too.

From Huffington Post

You won't get paid for the items -- or see them again.

From Business Insider

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Collocations with item

item

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additional item

One additional item was dropped for parents'report because of its negative item-total correlation.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

bulky item

The permitted materials include dredged material, sewage sludge, industrial fishprocessing waste, offshore man-made structures at sea, organic material of natural origin, and bulky items made of iron, steel, or concrete.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

collectible item

Homies have become a highly collectible item among fans.

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