tabulate

/ˌtæbjəˈleɪt/

Other forms: tabulated; tabulating; tabulates

To tabulate information is to organize it into a table. If your friend borrows money from you every week, you might want to tabulate what she owes you.

Tabulating is a way of processing information or data by putting it in a table. This doesn't mean the kind of table you eat off of, though. It refers to a table, or chart, with rows and columns. When tabulating, you might have to make calculations. Someone who enjoys tabulating financial information might make a good accountant.

Definitions of tabulate

1. verb

   arrange or enter in tabular form
   synonyms: table, tabularise, tabularize

   type of:

   arrange, set

   adapt for performance in a different way
2. verb

   shape or cut with a flat surface
   type of:

   form, shape

   give shape or form to