payroll

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UK /ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/ US /ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/

noun 4verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

consistent, own, still

The company kept employees on its own payroll despite the economic downturn.

VERB + PAYROLL

elect

The company decided to elect a new manager to oversee the payroll department.

PAYROLL + NOUN

algerian, company, enrollees, system

The company added all new employees to the payroll system last Monday.

PREP.

in, on, on, through, through

The company kept several employees on the payroll even during the economic downturn.

ADV.

usually

The company usually puts new employees on the payroll within two weeks of hiring.

Definitions

noun

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

Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique.

The total sum of money paid to employees.

The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.

Bribes paid to people.

I know that the deal started with the boys in Santiago, because they’ve been on the d’Anconia pay roll for centuries — well, no, ‘pay roll’ is an honorable word, it would be more exact to say that d’Anconia Copper has been paying them protection money for centuries — isn't that what your gangsters call it?

We can spread a rumor this cop was dirty. Look, Tom, we have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we?

verb

To place on a payroll (noun sense 1).

Grantees may elect to payroll the enrollees through their own payroll system if the payroll system is consistent with regulations contained herein.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a list of employees and their salaries

paysheet

noun — the total amount of money paid in wages

paysheet

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique.

Wiktionary

We can spread a rumor this cop was dirty. Look, Tom, we have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we?

Wiktionary

Grantees may elect to payroll the enrollees through their own payroll system if the payroll system is consistent with regulations contained herein.

Wiktionary

How many people are there on the payroll?

Tatoeba · #24513

I have worked for one company where the payroll was snatched on a dark winter's night.

Tatoeba · #246896

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, payroll is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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