payroll
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
payrolls
plural
payrolls
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAYROLL
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a list of the people who work for a company and the amount of money that the company has agreed to pay them
— often used before another noun
— often used in the phrase on the payroll
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They cut him from their payroll.
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She's in charge of the company's payroll department. [=the department that is responsible for paying employees]
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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.]
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Her company has over 3,000 employees on the payroll.
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He's currently on the payroll of a small law firm.
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the total amount of money that a company pays to all of its employees
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He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.
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Businesses are keeping their payrolls low by embracing new technologies.
