0 A girl in a bar gives a man his order and says: "Your tab is 01u00starting to get up02u00 there. I'll need a credit card."02br 00What does she mean by the underlined part? His tab is ready, almost ready or what? 0-
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0A "tab" is a temporary credit. 0-
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0A "tab" is a temporary credit.
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0A "tab" is a temporary credit. Usually, you start a tab at the beginning of the evening, and whatever you drink goes on you tab, then you pay it at the end of the night.02br 02br 00If it's "starting to get up there" the amount of money that has been charged to the tab had gotten pretty high.02br 02br 00The bartender wants th man's credit card so she can a
0Another possible reading:02br 00tab: current value of the bill/expenses02br 00he wants the card, in order to have the card info (number, expiration date) and charge it in case the customer disappears 0-