workbook

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US/ˈwɝk.bʊk/UK/ˈwɜːk.bʊk/

noun

A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.

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Meanings

nounworkbook (plural workbooks)

plural workbooks · alternative wkbk

  1. A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.
  2. A book, used by a business, containing a record of work to be done, or work completed.
  3. computingA collection of spreadsheets stored in the same file.

Origin

From work + book.

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Translations

Afrikaans werkboek
  • werkboekbook used by a student
Chinese Mandarin 練習冊 /练习册
  • 練習冊 /练习册 (liànxícè)book used by a student
Czech cvičebnice
  • cvičebnicebook used by a student
Finnish harjoituskirja
  • harjoituskirjabook used by a student
French cahier d'exercice
  • cahier d'exercicebook used by a student
German Arbeitsbuch
  • Arbeitsbuchbook used by a student
Irish leabhar oibre, leabhar saothair
  • leabhar oibrebook used by a student
  • leabhar saothairbook used by a student
Japanese 練習帳, ワークブック
  • 練習帳 (renshūchō)book used by a student
  • ワークブック (wākubukku)book used by a student
Korean 문제집
  • 문제집 (munjejip)book used by a student
Norwegian arbeidsbok
  • arbeidsbokbook used by a student
Polish zeszyt ćwiczeń, ćwiczeniówka
  • zeszyt ćwiczeńbook used by a student
  • ćwiczeniówkabook used by a student
Russian рабо́чая тетра́дь, тетра́дь для упражне́ний
  • рабо́чая тетра́дь (rabóčaja tetrádʹ)book used by a student
  • тетра́дь для упражне́ний (tetrádʹ dlja upražnénij)book used by a student
Spanish libro de trabajo
  • libro de trabajobook used by a student
Swedish arbetsbok, övningsbok
  • arbetsbokbook used by a student
  • övningsbokbook used by a student
  • övningshäftebook used by a student
Tagalog gawaang aklat
  • gawaang aklatbook used by a student

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bookwork
Cite this entry
APA

workbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workbook

MLA

“workbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workbook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “workbook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workbook.

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