1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of tab
Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
He was tabbed to start the Mariners' first regular season game, and threw the first pitch in franchise history.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Application mechanics Create a Common Application account and fill out the sections in the middle tab.
—Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Just as land can be quietly sold off acre by acre, our attention can be lost meeting by meeting, tab by tab.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
He was tabbed to start the Mariners' first regular season game, and threw the first pitch in franchise history.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Verb
Glasgow: 376 North L Rogers Wells Blvd Owensboro: 5241 Frederica St.
The two remaining in Kentucky are:
Lexington: 125 East Reynolds Road
Louisville: 4600 Shelbyville Road
List of Joann stores closing in 2025
View in new tab
When will Joann stores close?
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Application mechanics Create a Common Application account and fill out the sections in the middle tab.
—Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tab
Noun
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Directly affecting Tesla is the bill’s elimination of a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase or lease of a new electric vehicle, which was intended to make EVs more affordable for buyers and reduce carbon emissions.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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But his threats failed, the bill passed and now Musk’s search for retribution will test American politics in new ways.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The outlet has not been publicly identified by law enforcement.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The patient, who has not been identified, died just hours after checking into the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department, a spokesperson for Northern Arizona Healthcare confirmed to the Daily News.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Another $460 million would be cut from assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, an account created in the 1990s to help former Soviet states transition away from communism.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 July 2025
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My lung capacity is now around 60 percent, which, by all accounts, should not have been possible.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Jeffrey Ragsdale, the former head of the Office of Professional Responsibility, was removed from his post earlier this year, according to the Washington Post, and the office's website does not name a current leader.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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July: Meryll Rogge is named as the new creative director of Marni.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
Noun
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In a statement, the CHP said the shooter aimed the gunfire at a black Tesla Model 3.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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Two of the artists who are on the bill for the upcoming birthday event shared comments in a statement.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 July 2025
Verb
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In addition to state-run programs like Ohio's, the federal government has now designated $4.7 billion dollars for plugging orphan wells.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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The route will weave through urban, suburban and rural parts of the corridor while designating paddling points along the South Fork River.—
Abby Pender,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The announcement came after Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, who had previously peddled unfounded Epstein conspiracy theories, vowed to release any documents still under seal to the public.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Forward-thinking firms are implementing systems that analyze multimedia evidence alongside traditional documents.—
Daniel Hu,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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On June 27, Lizzo dropped a new mixtape titled My Face Hurts From Smiling.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Completing the set are a live album recorded at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2002, another recorded on the 2003 Reality Tour, and a collection titled Re:call 6, featuring 41 rarities, some available in physical formats for the first time.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
9 July 2025
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“Tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tab. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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