tab
A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding,…A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
» I'll put it on your tab.
Meaning
15 sensesA small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
insert tab A into slot B
Reiter, Karteikartenreiter
пете́лькаpetélʹka, у́шкоúško
a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
(slang)An ear.
(broadly)A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
Registerkarte, Reiter, Tab
вкла́дкаvkládka, табtab
(broadly)The page or form (for example, on a web browser or file manager) associated with such a navigational widget.
How many tabs are open on your browser right now?
(British Army, slang)A fast march or run with full kit.
(Canada, US, informal)A restaurant bill.
to pick up the tab
the bill in a restaurant
(Canada, US, informal)Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
to start a tab
Put this round on my tab, please, barman.
(broadly)The cost or bill for anything.
A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
(Geordie, Mackem)A cigarette.
Lend us a tab!
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
A student of Cambridge University.
Examples
42 sentencesI'll put it on your tab.
Just put it on my tab.
ruПросто запиши это на мой счет. — sharptoothed
The bartender asked Tom to pay his tab.
ruБармен попросил Тома оплатить счёт. — paul_lingvo
Who's going to pick up the tab for this?
I have over thirty tabs open in my browser right now.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
First attested 1607, of uncertain origin. Apocopation (shortening) of (variously) tabulatFirst attested 1607, of uncertain origin.
Apocopation (shortening) of (variously) tabulate, tabulator, or tabulation.
Likely to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word tobacco or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs.
Clipping of tablature.
Clipping of Cantab, from Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”).
Clipping of tabloid.
Clipping of tablet.
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