Synonyms for slate

Most common

tablet computer · clapper board · clapboard · datapad

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A record, for example, of money owed.

   Put it on my slate—I’ll pay you next week.

Related words

Word family

slatelike slaty slating slater

Phrases

clean slate blank slate drawing slate end slate lithographic slate slate loose slate white tail slate

Forms

Plural

slates → bills, accounts, tabs, schedules…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tab¹

4 letters

bill¹

6 letters

ticket²

7 letters

account², datapad

8 letters

schedule²

9 letters

clapboard²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ticket² = 2 syllables).

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