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Definition payroll in British English

payroll noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpeɪˌrəʊl/
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 number of people employed by a company

Example

Manufacturing payrolls have dropped by 16,000.

Synonyms and related words
staff profession people
3

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
Definition payroll in British English