pick up the tab
To accept a bill and pay it, especially at a bar or restaurant.
When the bill came to just 33,000 forints, I did something very out of character: I picked up the tab. It blew the budget for the day, but felt great.
tab
UK /tæb/ US /tæb/
noun 17verb 2
Definitions
noun
1
A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
insert tab A into slot B
"His name was written upon a tab within it - Maple White, Lake Avenue, Detroit, Michigan."
2
An ear.
3
A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
4
The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
How many tabs are open in your Web browser?
That’s the relief I feel when clearing all the tabs in my internet browser. Clicking the crosses like a long line of kisses finally indulged.
5
A fast march or run with full kit.
verb
1
To affix with tabs; to label.
noun
1
A restaurant bill.
to pick up the tab
2
Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
to start a tab
Put this round on my tab, please, barman.
3
The cost or bill for anything.
Moreover, at a tab of $9 million, the system's price is about $1 million less than a conventional heating-cooling plant […]
4
A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
No no no no I don't, it's not hate, hate is a strong word, truth be told I do have a slight preference for tabs but that's only because I'm anal and because I prefer precision.
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