Figure and Tab

Figure

Figure noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.

Usage example: a number of the paintings at the auction sold at figures far higher than had been estimated

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Tab and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tab" instead a noun "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Tab noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

Usage example: asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal

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Figure and tab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a noun "Tab".

Nearby Word: tablet

Sure, it's a trope (Bookcase Passage), but unless you use the tab key to select buttons in your browser, you're probably not going to figure it out without spoilers.

Source: Pixel Hunt
In The Rockford Files a promoter arranges a lavish birthday party for a Mafia figure he hopes to impress, but the caterer sent the bill to the guest of honor instead of the promoter, who in explaining this said "He got stuck with el tab-o." note He should say "la factura".

Source: El Spanish O
Epic Fail: The DC Super Heroes line introduced the Super Jumper, a stand for mini-figures that worked like a jumping frog toy; push the tab on the back, and the release force flips the stand and mini-figure into the air.

Source: Franchise / LEGO

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