Thesaurus results for TABS

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noun

plural of tab

as in bills

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 expenses

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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tabs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tab

as in names

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Recent Examples of tabs

Noun

Taxes from tabs go to the state Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, which finances Minnesota’s highway system. —

Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Infectious disease experts said this plan was overkill because health departments already keep tabs on patients with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis using less onerous methods like regular phone calls. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 That’s becoming a more expensive consideration because AI tabs are starting to rack up. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 May 2026 The impatience can surface during drink ordering or closing out bar tabs. —

Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 Modern stay-tabs evolved directly from Fraze’s original concept, which reshaped the soft drink and beer industries. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026 Remember to also keep tabs on real-time conditions using NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast and space-weather apps that track solar wind and magnetic field changes. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Stack those costs against a workday full of notifications and open tabs and the math gets uncomfortable fast. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabs

Noun

Supporters argue the two bills address different stages of an investigation.

— Jamie Leary, CBS News, 31 May 2026
To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.

— Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026