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extraordinary items

 
 
noun [plural] (UK often exceptional items)

Definition

amounts of money shown in a company's accounts that relate to events that do not happen regularly: Earnings per share were 19 cents, calculated before extraordinary items were taken into account.
(Definition of extraordinary items noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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