itemadv.[L. See Iterate.] Also; as an additional article.()n.[From Item, adv.]()1. An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store.()2. A hint; an innuendo.()A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . . to absent themselves. (Fuller.)3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.()4. A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an item.()v. t. To make a note or memorandum of.()I have itemed it in my memory. (Addison.)