Meaning & use
itemized bills
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Meaning
nounpluralbusinessfinance
A bill or invoice that lists each charge separately, showing the price of every item or service.
Grammar: Always used in the plural form; the singular is 'itemized bill'.
Patterns
- itemized bills for something
- pay itemized bills
- receive itemized bills
The hospital sent itemized bills so we could see exactly what each test cost.
Please keep all itemized bills for your business expenses.
The contractor provided itemized bills for materials and labor.
Word forms
| singular | itemized bill |
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Common combinations
- itemized bill for
- She asked for an itemized bill for the repairs.
- detailed itemized bill
- The hotel gave us a detailed itemized bill at checkout.
- itemized billing statement
- Your credit card company sends an itemized billing statement each month.
- request an itemized bill
- You can request an itemized bill from the front desk.
Synonyms and how they differ
- detailed bill
- Similar meaning, but 'detailed bill' is more general and can refer to any bill with extra details, not necessarily a list of individual items.
- invoice
- An invoice is a request for payment, often itemized; 'itemized bill' emphasizes the list of charges.
- statement
- A statement is a record of transactions, often itemized, but can also be a summary.
Word family
- itemize verb
- To list things one by one.
- itemized adjective
- Listing individual items.
- itemization noun
- The act of listing items individually.
Commonly confused: itemized bills or itemized bill?
itemized bills vs itemized bill
The singular form refers to one bill; 'itemized bills' is plural.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'itemized bills' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Itemized bills' is a plural noun phrase, so it takes a plural verb and can be the object of 'paid'. Option A has a singular verb 'was'; option C uses 'itemized bills' as a verb; option D incorrectly defines it as a payment.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “itemized bills”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.