everyday items

collocation in English

meaningsofeverydayanditem

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everyday
adjective
uk
/ˈev.ri.deɪ/us
/ˈev.ri.deɪ/
ordinary, typical, ...
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item
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.təm/us
/ˈaɪ.t̬əm/
something that is part of a list or group ...
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(Definition ofeverydayanditemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The slow-down in the trunk and local road programme will not, in general, have a noticeable effect on the prices of these everyday items.
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They also benefit from the more general zero-rating of some everyday items, such as food.
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Many feel that they are paying higher prices for everyday items than people in other countries.
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We must be clear that we have made a distinction between those everyday items when sold together and those everyday items when sold separately.
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Cosmetics and toiletries include everyday items such as toothpastes, soaps and shampoos.
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The problem lies in finding a way of penalising the sale of what is a collection of everyday items such as mirrors, which have a normal use.
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Fantasio gets around this by hiding miniature cameras in everyday items such as his pipe.
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Art today incorporates graffiti, advertisements and everyday items, and surfing is as much about clothes, attitude and punk music as it is hitting the waves.
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However, wood became a material used in abundance for everyday items.
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The set consists of roughly one hundred everyday items one would expect to find in an occupied motel room in the 1960s.
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The site featured odd but humorous reviews of everyday items, comics, strange games, and new syrup ads each week.
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It often makes use of everyday items as props, such as cards and coins.
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They are everyday items of mass usage (even, arguably, necessity) which bring significant revenue for governments.
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The series revolves around the titular room and some of the everyday items from that room which possess unusual powers.
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Within the village are a number of small family-owned supermarkets that provide everyday items such as groceries.
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In most cases, he puts everyday items in the centre of his work.
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The protests were sparked by a sudden increase in the prices of food and other everyday items.
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Many of his items are those which were susceptible to disappearing as they are everyday items often not considered worth preserving.
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