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noun

Definition of tabsnext
plural of tab
1
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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2
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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  1. bills
  2. statements
  3. rates
  4. identifies
  5. designates
Noun
  • The killing of Thompson – a husband and father of two – has laid bare many Americans’ fury toward the health care industry, with Mangione garnering sympathy online and offers to pay his legal bills.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dickey also disclosed that several people had emailed his staff offering to foot Mangione’s legal bills.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of bills
Noun
  • Accessible small pieces sit next to investment-worthy statements, ensuring Mima caters to a wide spectrum of style seekers.
    WWD, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company found that the erroneous accounting, which took place between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, wasn’t ultimately material to Macy’s previously filed financial statements.
    David Goldman, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of statements
Noun
  • Calculating the actuals brings in many complications, including the size of the business, type of machinery and local rates and incentives.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • However, many companies have uncapped participating with participation rates over 100% of the market.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of rates
Verb
  • By one count, about 65% of the Huntington Woods identifies as Jewish.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The other account that shared it, SpaceX Fanclub, makes a similar declaration in its intro section and includes a label in the post's image that identifies it as satirical.
    Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of identifies
Verb
  • Right now, Secret Service protects not only presidential leadership, their immediate families, their spouses, their children, candidates, and anyone really the president designates.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The ribbon on the pack designates the decade the pack was made to orient you in time.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of designates
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