payroll
pronunciation
How to pronounce payroll in British English:
UK [ˈpeɪrəʊl]
How to pronounce payroll in American English:
US [ˈpeɪroʊl]
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- Noun:
- a list of employees and their salaries
- the total amount of money paid in wages
- the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
Word Origin
- payroll (n.)
- 1740, from pay (v.) + roll (n.); "total amount paid to employees over a period," hence, via records-keeping, "list of employees receiving pay."
Example
- 1. That party employees were on the town-hall payroll has been established .
- 2. It also subtracts payroll and income taxes , child care costs and out-of-pocket medical expenses .
- 3. Unionised companies have to give 2 % of payroll to their unions .
- 4. After 23 years as a payroll administrator at a local rv plant , she got laid off 18 months ago .
- 5. Finding the right people is hard enough ; keeping them motivated once they are on the payroll is even harder