I understand your point, @briecarlson.
As my colleague MaryGraceS stated above, the option to show the item description in the Estimate by job report is not available.
In the meantime, you can consider the workaround provided above on adding the item description to the memo field.
I'll be glad to submit this feature request on your behalf to our product engineer so they'll consider adding this in the future updates.
To learn what's new and what's coming in QuickBooks, please visit our Product Updates page for reference.
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