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

QuickBooks Free offers a no-cost option for freelancers, solopreneurs and new business owners who want to move beyond spreadsheets. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

When spreadsheets arrived in the 1980s, people worried accountants would become obsolete. — Mary Moreland, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Other spreadsheets produced estimates of how many people would die if a model was used to create a new bioweapon or engineer a pandemic. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

On numbers alone, 2009 wins, but eclipses don't happen on spreadsheets. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, 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