Thesaurus results for TAB

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noun

ˈtab

Definition of tab

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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Recent Examples of tab

Noun

The focal point of the look was the gold zipper detail lining the thigh-high slit of the dress, with an oversize pull-tab making a statement. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park. — Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Verb

Financial details were not disclosed, but Spanish newspaper Diario AS tabbed the annual average at €120 million ($139 million based on current exchange rates). — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026 Dugger was ranked as the 365th-best overall prospect by ESPN and was tabbed as the 25th-best linebacker in a New York Times special draft section. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tab

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Noun

Many advisors also aim to reduce your lifetime tax bill with such strategies as selling profitable assets during your lower income years.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Income, bills, savings goals and family expenses shift, and the treat budget should reflect what the household can afford now.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bill

Verb

After being asked to step out of the chair, a police dog identifies a tin of Altoids in the artist’s pocket.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
Sheriff’s officials said the detectives later identified Morales Garcia, Farfan Ambriz and Medina as suspects in the homicide and obtained arrest warrants for them.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of identify

Noun

Jordan Glass captured the destruction from a distance before posting the clips to his Instagram account.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Arden wouldn’t disclose which ones would feature, but various accounts by fashion publications previously reported that Winehouse also wore Alien by Thierry Mugler, Vera Wang Princess, and Givenchy’s Hot Couture.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of account

Verb

The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of name

Noun

Trejo’s rep confirmed his statements but had no further comment.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
In a separate statement, the party said highly popular influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee – who has 33 million subscribers on YouTube alone – was detained at the protest site.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of statement

Verb

The remaining nine were designated ammonia-ready, meaning they could be converted to operate on the fuel.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
In 2016, the federal government designated the Sand to Snow National Monument, 154,000 acres of wildlands that extend from alpine conifer forests in the San Bernadino Mountains to the floor of the Mojave Desert.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of designate

Noun

Lavie used dating apps to steal from wealthy older men and younger women in Westlake Village, West Hollywood, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Police found numerous weapons and anti-government materials in the defendants’ vehicle and Huntsville apartment, according to court documents.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of document

Verb

The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
The project, titled 215, is the first in a partnership between Westbrook and private equity firm The Malar Group that will have the two companies developing a slate of films and TV series together.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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