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# item

«item» in Mova's school dictionary: **One thing in a list or a group of things, like an item on…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an item, items)

### meaning for a pupil

1) One thing in a list or a group of things, like an item on a shopping list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#m1)

2) A piece of news or a report: a news item. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#m2)

3) One thing for sale in a shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, items are often what we count, price or group: "5 items cost £2 each" means 5 × 2 = 10. In shops, "items" are the things you buy; express lanes are for a few items. In everyday life, we tick off items on a to-do list or a packing list. In lost property, each item should have your name on it. Phrases: "an item of clothing", "items on the list", "household items", "a news item", "per item".

### examples

- Tick off each item on the list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x1)
- Each item in the shop costs one dollar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x2)
- She bought six items at the supermarket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x3)
- A scarf is an item of clothing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x4)
- Pack these items: torch, water and a map. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x5)
- The lost property box was full of items without names. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x6)
- There was a funny news item about a dog that could skate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x7)
- How many items can you remember from the tray? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x8)
- The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/#x9)

### note

Use "an": an item. Countable: one item, two items. "Per item" or "each item" means for one; in maths multiply by the number of items to find the total, or divide the total by the number of items to find the price of one.

### In the corpora

- [Commas separate the items in a list: "I bought apples, bananas and grapes."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/33-commas-lists-clauses-and-clarity/5/)
- ["An item" means two people are in a relationship.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/12-birth-and-couples/14/)
- [A bigger pack is not always cheaper per item, so you compare the price of one item.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/37-things-and-money/19/)
- [Only trade game items through official in-game trading; outside trades are often scams where you give and get nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/281-advert-tricks-and-too-good-offers/24/)
- [Offers to swap accounts or trade items with strangers outside the game are very often scams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/411-account-swaps-and-passwords/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «item» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/item/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.