Synonyms of tab

tab 1 of 2

noun

ˈtab 

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?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bill
• account
• statement
• document
• rate
• check
• receipt
• invoice
• price
• record
• fee
• cost
• charge
• ledger
• score
• expense
• toll
• reckoning
• tally

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bill
• check
• fee
• record
• receipt
• account
• expense
• statement
• cost
• invoice
• score
• damage
• charge
• figure
• tally
• reckoning

tab

2 of 2

verb

as in to identify

Related Words

• identify
• name
• designate
• title
• stamp
• style
• call
• earmark
• tag
• label
• caption
• ticket
• term
• entitle
• hallmark
• mark
• brand
• stigmatize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tab

Noun

But most of all, disclosure helps local leaders track the rapidly growing tab. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The state has charged as much as $347 per day, meaning anyone who was imprisoned for a year in Connecticut racked up a tab of nearly $127,000. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 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