to tab

1 4.2

To add a cost to someone's bill to pay later

: cargar a la cuenta

Examples

You want to pick up their, uh, tab?

The Birdcage (1996)
At the end of the night, she asked the bartender to put her drinks on the tab until she could pay.
We decided to tab the meals for our group dinner, so we could settle it all later.
He forgot his wallet, so the waitress agreed to tab his order until he came back.

vsto tab

48 5.8

Put on a person's account so they pay later

is charged to an account for later payment without specifying who pays

to settle

31 3.4

To pay money you owe

1 2.3

To create a new browser tab so you can view another web page without leaving the current page

1 3.2

Leave a web page open to check it often

tab key

1 2.3

A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text

tab infinitive

tabbed past

tabbed past participle

tabbing present participle

tabs third person singular

To tab someone for a drink comes from the noun tab (a bill), so to tab is to put the cost on their 'bill' to pay later.