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What does the English term workbook mean?
Definitions
A workbook is “a student’s book of problems to be solved directly on the pages” per the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The meaning is consistent across all English dialects, including in American and British usage.
This item is easy to confuse with an exercise book, which in British English describes “a small book for students to write their work in” according to Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. So instead of ready-made exercises, an exercise book contains blank space for writing, often on lined or squared paper.
In other words, if the workbook provides no space for solutions, you can write your answers in an exercise book!
German Translations
The nearest German translations for English workbook are: das Übungsheft, das Übungsbuch. You can also say: das Arbeitsheft, das Arbeitsbuch.
Note that in the context of spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, the English translates into German as die Arbeitsmappe.