The Collaborative International Dictionary
item-by-item
item-by-item \item-by-item\ adj. considered one item at a time; -- contrasted with using general rules for groups of items considered by their class.
WordNet
item-by-item
adj. separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" [syn: individual, case-by-case]
Usage examples of "item-by-item".
That measure gives lawmakers a virtual item-by-item veto over all future changes to the Everglades project, even if no state funds are involved.