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Pick-up-the-tab Definition

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verb

(intransitive, idiomatic, chiefly US) To accept a charge and pay for it, especially at a bar or restaurant.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIC

Words Ending With

BABTAB

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Words Starting With P and Ending With B

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