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

Those are judgment questions wearing compliance clothing, and the answer changes depending on facts a spreadsheet doesn't hold. — Bree Manay, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The subordinate sent a spreadsheet reporting that more than 500,000 work-orders in the MTA system at the time had been closed out despite having no indication the work had been done. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

One example has come to symbolize that challenge more than any spreadsheet ever could. — Bethany Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

For 50 years, the sport’s performance data was buried in spreadsheets dating back to the 1970s. — Ruba Borno, Fortune, 14 Aug. 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