tabulate

verb

tab·​u·​late ˈta-byə-ˌlāt How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
tabulated; tabulating

transitive verb

1
: to count, record, or list systematically
2
: to put into tabular form
tabulation noun
tabulator noun

Examples of tabulate in a Sentence

A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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The report tabulates the lifetime costs of each goal, tapping data from federal agencies, think tanks and industry groups. USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025 How much vaccination percentages have fallen and where exactly have been kept in state health department files — or not tabulated at all. Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025 In essence, the money that players make for playing basketball is tabulated - by team - and restricted by a series of complex rules. Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 On Monday, President Trump made numerous false claims about elections, and indicated his administration was drafting an executive order that would attempt to ban mail-in voting as well as the machines local election officials use to tabulate ballots. Miles Parks, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tabulate

Word History

Etymology

Latin tabula tablet

First Known Use

1734, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabulate was in 1734

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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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tabulate

verb
tab·​u·​late ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce tabulate (audio)
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
tabulation noun
tabulator noun

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