pay·roll

pay·roll
/ˈpeıˌroʊl/ noun, pl -rolls [count]
1 : a list of the people who work for a company and the amount of money that the company has agreed to pay them

They cut him from their payroll.

— often used before another noun

She's in charge of the company's payroll department. [=the department that is responsible for paying employees]

payroll deductions [=money that you earn but is not included in the pay you receive because it is used to pay your taxes, insurance costs, etc.]

— often used in the phrase on the payroll

Her company has over 3,000 employees on the payroll.

He's currently on the payroll of a small law firm.

2 : the total amount of money that a company pays to all of its employees

He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.

Businesses are keeping their payrolls low by embracing new technologies.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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