ITEM


Meaning of ITEM in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ individual , particular , single , specific

Each individual ~ has a number.

▪ essential , important

I keep essential ~s to hand when I fly.

▪ main , major

the main ~ on the agenda

a major ~ of expenditure

▪ expensive , valuable

Several valuable ~s were stolen.

▪ personal

▪ commodity , consumer

Computers became a consumer ~ in the early 1990s.

▪ luxury

There is a higher tax on luxury ~s.

▪ food

▪ household

household ~s such as plates and glasses

▪ collector's

The 1970s model has become something of a collector's ~.

▪ agenda

▪ menu

▪ data

▪ news

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

Several ~s of clothing were found near the scene of the crime.

▪ ~ about , ~ on

a news ~ about drugs in the workplace

PHRASES

▪ ~ by ~

Check the list carefully, ~ by ~.

▪ an ~ on the agenda, list, menu, etc.

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