- work sheet
- noun
1.a. : a sheet that is used in making preliminary plans, auxiliary computations, notes, or comments as a guide in doing some piece of workb. : a specially prepared sheet, pamphlet, or booklet containing data of assistance in planning and accomplishing some piece of workc. : a working paper used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements of a business; specifically : a sheet with a sufficient number of columns to provide for entering the trial balance, adjusting entries, profit and loss, and balance sheet items2.a. : a sheet of paper on which are printed exercises and problems to be solved by a studentb. : a leaf or page in a workbook3. : job ticket 1
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1. a sheet of paper on which work schedules, working time, special instructions, etc., are recorded.2. a piece or scrap of paper on which problems, ideas, or the like, are set down in tentative form.3. Also, worksheet. Accounting. a sheet of paper on which is printed a series of columns and into which tentative figures are entered as a preliminary step in preparing the adjusted or final statement.[1920-25]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.