Morpheme
Tab(e)
Type
free base
Denotation
account, bill, check
Etymology
1888 probably clip of tabulation (<Tab(u)le + -at(e) + -ion>) and/or tablet (<Tab(u)le + -et>) and/or tabulator (<Tab(u)le + -at(e) + -(o)r>) and/or tabular (<Tab(u)le + -ar>)
Evidence
tab, tabability, tabable, tabbed, tabbing, tabless, tabs