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Definition payroll in American English

payroll noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpeɪˌroʊl/
1

a list of all the people that a company employs and the money that each of them earns

Synonyms and related words
wage salary pay
2

the total amount of money paid by a company to the people it employs

Example

They have an annual payroll of $23 million.

Synonyms and related words
wage salary pay
3

the number of people employed by a company

Example

Manufacturing payrolls have dropped by 16,000.

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
Definition payroll in American English