tab C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /tæb/ UK /tæb/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small projecting flap or label; also a running bill or account He kept a tab open at the bar and settled it at midnight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small projecting flap or... flaplabeltagmarkerbillaccountcheck Word family Derived forms tabbedtabbing Related forms tabulatetable Etymology AI details Origin uncertain; perhaps a dialectal variant of tag, or related to tab in the sense of a small projecting piece. The 'bill/account' sense is American, of obscure origin. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tab **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /tæb/ **IPA (UK):** /tæb/ ## Meanings 1. a small projecting flap or label; also a running bill or account ## Examples - He kept a tab open at the bar and settled it at midnight. ## Synonyms - flap - label - tag - marker - bill - account - check ## Derived Forms - tabbed - tabbing ## Related Forms - tabulate - table ## Etymology Origin uncertain; perhaps a dialectal variant of tag, or related to tab in the sense of a small projecting piece. The 'bill/account' sense is American, of obscure origin. ## AI Etymology Tab has uncertain origin; perhaps a dialectal variant of tag, or related to tab in the sense of a small projecting piece. The 'bill/account' sense is American, of obscure origin. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun and verb, it denotes "a small projecting flap or label; also a running bill or account", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Derivative forms include tabbed, tabbing; related words include tabulate, table. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown