item Idiom, Proverb

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be an item|an item|item

v. phr. To be a couple; belong to one another. No one is surprised to see them together anymore; if is generally recognized that they are an item.

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collector's item|collector|item

n. Something rare or valuable enough to collect or save. Jimmy's mother found an old wooden doll in the attic that turned out to be a collector's item.

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consumer goods|consumer|consumer items|goods|item|

n. Food and manufactured things that people buy for their own use. In time of war, the supply of consumer goods is greatly reduced.

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collector's item

collector's item
An object of great interest, value, or rarity, as in This necklace is a collector's item. Originating in the early 1900s as collector's piece, a usage still common in Britain, the term in its present form is occasionally transferred to persons as well, as in The Beach Boys became a collector's item on the tour. [c. 1930]