tab·u·lator
ˈtabyəˌlātə(r) 
-ātə-
plural -s
: one that tabulates: such as
a
: a typist or clerk who makes tabulations
b
: a business machine for tabulating data
especially
: one that sorts and selects information from a series of marked or perforated cards fed into it compare punch card
c
: a device on an office machine (such as a typewriter or biller) having stops that can be set for tabular work
Examples of tabulate in a Sentence
Verb
A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026
When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
However, the Deportation Data Project tabulated over 300,000 arrests from ICE data covering a shorter time frame.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 June 2026
When all the votes are tabulated, the real lesson from Tuesday’s primary will be what direction voters in California want the Democratic Party to take, said Dan Schnur, a politics and communications professor at UC Berkeley and USC.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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Verb
Later ballots that arrive and get tabulated after Election Day tend to lean Democratic, as Republicans usually vote earlier or in person on Election Day.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026
When county workers finished tabulating votes on election night, the gap between the two was eight percentage points.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
However, the Deportation Data Project tabulated over 300,000 arrests from ICE data covering a shorter time frame.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 June 2026
When all the votes are tabulated, the real lesson from Tuesday’s primary will be what direction voters in California want the Democratic Party to take, said Dan Schnur, a politics and communications professor at UC Berkeley and USC.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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tabulate
verb
tab·u·late
ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
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