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Timesheet

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/ˈtaɪmʃiːt/nounCommon term

In office & administration, timesheet means: A record, on paper or in software, of the hours an employee has worked each day, sometimes split by project or client.

In Turkish: puantaj, mesai çizelgesi, çalışma saati çizelgesi

How it is used

Used to pay hourly staff, calculate overtime and bill clients for time spent. You fill in, submit and approve timesheets, usually weekly or monthly. Admin staff often chase colleagues who are late with their timesheets.

Example sentences

  1. Please submit your timesheet by Friday at noon, or your overtime won't be paid this month.

  2. I approve the team's timesheets every Monday morning.

Common collocations

  • fill in a timesheet
  • submit a timesheet
  • approve timesheets
  • weekly timesheet
  • annual leaveThe paid days off work that an employee is entitled to each year for holidays and rest.
  • chase upTo contact someone again to remind them about something they have not done yet, such as replying, paying or sending a document.
  • sign offTo give official approval for something, such as an invoice, an expense claim, a budget or a document, often by signing it.
  • spreadsheetA computer document organised in rows and columns, used to store lists, calculate numbers and track things such as budgets, stock or schedules.

More terms: Expenses, Approvals & Procedures

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