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Payroll

/ˈpeɪɹəʊl/

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

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📖 Definitions of "Payroll"

noun

1
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
2
The total sum of money paid to employees.
3
The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
4
Bribes paid to people

verb

1
To place on a payroll.

🔄 Synonyms of "Payroll"

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Word	Definition
paysheetnoun	A document indicating the amount of money to be paid to an employee.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Payroll"

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Word	Definition
paysheetnoun	A document indicating the amount of money to be paid to an employee.
paychecknoun	(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
wagesnoun	one's total income for a time period
earningsnoun	Wages, money earned, income.
paydaynoun	The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
salarynoun	A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
payenoun	A surname.
wagenoun	(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
withholdingnoun	The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
remunerationnoun	A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
moneynoun	A generally accepted means of exchange.
paid	That is not free of charge; that costs money.
paynoun	Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
workforcenoun	The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
employeenoun	A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
payingnoun	payment
assessmentnoun	An appraisal or evaluation.
registernoun	A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
compensationnoun	The act or principle of compensating.
rosternoun	A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.