item

item is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

it - item - Jesus

item is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈaɪtəm/
• (US) IPA ^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɾəm] or [ˈaɪ̯ɾm̩]

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular item

Plural items

1. (countable) An item is a particular thing that is separate from other things.

   The first item to discuss at today's meeting is the noise from the new road.

   There are a number of items here that belonged to your father.

Derived words

• itemize/itemise
• subitem