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

Meanwhile, the American people are forced to pick up the tab, paying record prices at the gas pump. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 July 2026 In a lot of these cases involving athletes owing a buyout to their previous school, the new team would pick up the tab for the buyout agreement. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Verb

After the trip is over the players will be tabbed to take part in health and nutrition sessions at local soccer and youth organizations. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 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

The bill went into effect Monday after it was endorsed by the chief of Gandaki province and allows the farming and medical use of cannabis, said Prabin Poudyal, spokesman for the office of the Chief of Gandaki Province.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Path two runs through Congress, where Senators Schiff and Curtis have a bill declaring the quiet part, the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, and the AGA is lobbying for exactly that.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of bill

Verb

The spiritual leader and Nobel peace laureate has said his office will have the sole authority to identify his reincarnation, who will be found outside China.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
This is how recovery becomes a business when a brand defines itself beyond what its products do to identify how the customer needs it most; when that need becomes unmistakably visible; and what the total experience will ultimately mean.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of identify

Noun

Strantz, according to his LinkedIn account, is a sports business attorney who has served as the Rockets’ senior team counsel since July 2024.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Trial testimony indicated clients transferred upwards of $2 million to Engle, expecting the money to remain in those accounts until their loans were funded.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of account

Verb

Steve has traveled around the world digging up dinosaurs and, working with many international colleagues, has named more than 15 new species, including the tyrannosaur 'Pinocchio rex' (Qianzhousaurus) and the raptor Zhenyuanlong.

— Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
Worth said the total restoration cost has not yet been determined but that there are several non-city funding sources available to pay for the restoration, including the sale of historic tax credits, as well as naming rights.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of name

Noun

This assertion kicked off more than 20 minutes of contentious back-and-forth, in which Kennedy made a number of false and misleading statements about a range of topics including measles, autism and Lyme disease.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Following Ariana Grande’s departure from the spotlight, the producers of Sunday in the Park with George confirm in a new statement that Grande’s role in the musical revival will be recast.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of statement

Noun

The conviction stemmed from a July 7, 2008, shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, that killed 21-year-old Rahi Larks, according to a document from the Kansas Supreme Court and previous reporting from The Star.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
That premium becomes difficult to preserve when an open-weight model produces adequate results for coding, document processing, translation, extraction or customer support.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of document

Verb

Bret is obsessed, but is his fixation on Robert the product of lust or an overactive imagination that can’t be fulfilled by his work on a novel titled Less Than Zero?

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Markets pricing is titled slightly toward a rate hike next month, with a better chance coming in October.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of title

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