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item
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + item
a particular item
• A local authority can decide whether a particular item of expenditure should be cut.
a single/individual item
• This is the largest amount ever paid for a single item of jewellery.
an essential/important item
• Salt was an important item in the Roman economy.
a household item
• The shop stocks a wide variety of household items.
a consumer item
• Import controls have been lifted on hundreds of consumer items.
a luxury item
• Tea and coffee, once luxury items, became standard drinks for every social class.
stolen items
• The police have recovered most of the stolen items.
the offending item
(= something that is causing a problem – often used humorously )
• Replacement of the offending item should solve the problem.
miscellaneous items
(= of lots of different types )
• The cardboard box contained a number of miscellaneous items.
phrases
an item of clothing
• She’d bought a few items of clothing for her trip.
an item of jewellery
British English , an item of jewelry American English
• Expensive items of jewellery should be insured.
an item of furniture
• A few items of furniture had not yet been delivered.
an item of food/a food item
• Ice cream was probably her favourite item of food.
an item of vocabulary/a vocabulary item
(= a word or expression )
• Students are encouraged to write down useful vocabulary items in their notebooks.
an item on the agenda/list/menu
• The next item on the agenda is next month’s sales conference.
a range of items
(= different types of items )
• Clay was used to make an impressive range of items.
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noun ADJ. individual, particular, single, specific Each individual item has a number. | essential, important I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly. | main, major the main item on the agenda a major item of expenditure | expensive, valuable Several valuable items were stolen. | commodity, consumer Computers became a consumer item in the early 1990s. | luxury There is a higher tax on luxury items. | food | household household items such as brushes and bedclothes | collector's The 1970s American model has become something of a collector's item. | agenda | data | news PREP. ~ of Several items of clothing were found near the scene of the crime. | ~ on The programme featured an item on clothes for young children. PHRASES item by item Check the list carefully, item by item. | an item on the agenda/menu
Oxford Collocations Dictionary