Definition

Noun: 1. A piece of paper or digital document recording work planned or done on a project: A worksheet is a document used to organize, plan, or track tasks, exercises, or data for a specific activity, often in education, business, or personal projects. 2. A sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements: In accounting, a worksheet is a multi-column document used to compile and adjust financial information before preparing formal statements.

Usage Examples

• In an educational context:
  • The teacher handed out a math worksheet for homework.
  • Complete the vocabulary worksheet by filling in the blanks.
• In a business or accounting context:
  • The accountant prepared a worksheet to reconcile the accounts.
  • All the quarterly data was compiled on a single worksheet.

Advanced Usage

• Digital Worksheet: Refers to a spreadsheet file (e.g., in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets) where each tab or page can be considered a worksheet.
  • The budget is detailed on the second worksheet of the Excel file.
• "To work through a worksheet": Means to complete all the tasks or problems on a worksheet.
  • The students worked through the grammar worksheet in pairs.

Variants and Related Words

• Spreadsheet (n): A digital file or program (like Excel) used for organizing data in rows and columns, typically containing multiple worksheets.
  • She created a spreadsheet to manage her expenses.
• Handout (n): A piece of paper given to students or an audience, which may contain information or exercises similar to a worksheet.
  • The professor provided a handout with key lecture points.

Synonyms

• Exercise sheet: A paper containing problems or tasks for practice (common in education).
• Ledger sheet: A sheet for recording accounting entries (specific to finance).
• Data sheet: A document for recording specific information or measurements.

Related Phrases

• Worksheet function: In spreadsheet software, this refers to a built-in formula used to perform calculations on data within a worksheet.
  • Use a SUM worksheet function to total the column.

Noun

1. a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project
2. a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements