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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For one, her customs broker is still poring through the hundreds and thousands of tariff codes to tabulate the exact import duty Purryfuls will have to pay. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025 There have been no widespread cases of votes being improperly tabulated. Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 Final vote totals still are being tabulated, but Baril estimated about 99% of ballots cast favored giving leaders that option. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2025 All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte. Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 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 27 May. 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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