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noun

ˈtab How to pronounce tab (audio)
Definition of tabnext
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as in bill
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due I don't have any cash on me, so can you put this on my tab?

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as in check
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal

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verb

as in to identify

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Recent Examples of tab
Noun
The new tab marks a departure from the core Facebook feed, which is still the primary way users find and interact with content on the service. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025 Residents of the state pay $25 for the sheep permit; the nonresident tab is $50. — Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Everyone will tab Rory as the favorite, but don't tell that to Spaun. — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Along with getting the best out of Hill, Prince will be tabbed with guiding a return to form for fellow wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, who after signing a contract extension last offseason, failed to reach 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his four-year career. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tab
  1. bill
  2. identify
  3. account
  4. name
  5. statement
  6. designate
  7. document
  8. title
Noun
  • But the bills have changed the rhetorical landscape.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But these days the church is in disrepair and has been closed for two years because the gas bill could not be paid and the heat turned off.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of bill
Verb
  • Cops didn’t identify him by name.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The driver was identified Monday as 35-year-old Yaroslandys Elozegui Romero, according to an arrest report.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of identify
Noun
  • Her bank accounts, credit cards and possessions left untouched.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Video of the moment was viewed more than 700,000 times on TCU’s official X account and millions of times total on social media.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of account
Verb
  • It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons were named as plaintiffs.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of name
Noun
  • This article has been updated with a statement from Luma Energy.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • With jury selection complete and a last-minute motions hearing out of the way, Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe is finally set to kick off with opening statements next week.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of statement
Verb
  • Safety advocates have designated April as a month for awareness of low-head dams and their dangerous currents, which contribute to 50 drownings a year in the United States.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has stepped up enforcement against transnational gangs, designating Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and six Mexican cartels as terrorist groups, citing murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking and other crimes.
    — Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of designate
Noun
  • Brenda Ruth Deutsch, 70, was arrested earlier this week on three felony counts of child abuse, neglect and child endangerment after a child reported to be missing was later found in Texas, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, the Trump administration released a trove of documents about the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of document
Verb
  • Red Bull hosted a special experience titled Red Bull Mirage at Coachella Weekend 1.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
  • True to their history, the album isn’t being titled or packaged like a conventional best-of.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of title

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“Tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tab. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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