payroll

American  

[pey-rohl] / ˈpeɪˌroʊl /

noun

1. a list of employees to be paid, pay, with the amount due to each.

2. the sum total of these amounts.

3. the actual money on hand for distribution.

   The bandits got away with the payroll.

4. the total number of people employed by a business firm or organization.

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verb (used with object)

1. to fund or subsidize.

   to be payrolled by the State Department.

payroll British  

/ ˈpeɪˌrəʊl /

noun

1. a list of employees, specifying the salary or wage of each

2. 1. the total of these amounts or the actual money equivalent

   2. ( as modifier )

      a payroll tax

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Etymology

Origin of payroll

First recorded in 1765–75; pay ¹ + roll

Example Sentences

Traders take note, most markets will be closed for Good Friday, when the nonfarm payrolls report for March is published.

From MarketWatch

As executives hunt for ways to try to ease investor shock at those costs, many are landing on payroll, typically tech firms' single biggest expense.

From BBC

One is a new payroll tax to fund a state-managed family and medical leave program similar to Minnesota’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Congressional Budget Office reports that non-withheld income and payroll tax payments for the first five months of this fiscal year were up 30% compared to last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. jobs data, including the nonfarm payrolls report for March, will offer a snapshot of the jobs market.

From The Wall Street Journal

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