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Spreadsheet

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈspredʃiːt/nounCore term

In office & administration, spreadsheet means: A computer document organised in rows and columns, used to store lists, calculate numbers and track things such as budgets, stock or schedules.

In Turkish: elektronik tablo, hesap tablosu, Excel tablosu

How it is used

Most offices use Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, and people often just say "the sheet" or "the Excel file". You create, update and share a spreadsheet and enter data in cells. Admin staff keep spreadsheets for phone lists, room bookings, supplies, leave and expenses.

Example sentences

  1. I keep a spreadsheet of everyone's annual leave so the office is never left empty.

  2. Could you update the supplies spreadsheet after the delivery arrives?

Common collocations

  • create a spreadsheet
  • update the spreadsheet
  • shared spreadsheet
  • enter data in a spreadsheet
  • shared driveA storage space on a company network or in the cloud where colleagues save, open and edit the same files.
  • templateA ready-made file with a fixed layout and standard text, used as a starting point so that similar documents look the same and take less time.
  • mail mergeA word-processing feature that creates many personalised letters, emails or labels by combining one template with a list of names and addresses.
  • annual leaveThe paid days off work that an employee is entitled to each year for holidays and rest.

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