spreadsheet

noun

spread·​sheet ˈspred-ˌshēt 

: a computer program that allows the entry, calculation, and storage of data in columns and rows

also : the ledger layout modeled by such a program

Examples of spreadsheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To get a handle on the job market, my trusty spreadsheet peeked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ first-quarter Employment Cost Index. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

Add a column to your spreadsheet that calculates the difference between the two yields. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

The combine abounds with detailed spreadsheets and advanced statistics, athletic testing and anthropometric details, timed drills and agility assessments—data that informs the strange and inexact evaluation process that is professional-sports scouting. —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Apparently, those were the two biggest line items on his budget spreadsheet. —Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spreadsheet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

spreadsheet

noun

spread·​sheet ˈspred-ˌshēt 

: an accounting program for a computer

also : the ledger layout simulated by such a program