Definition of PAYROLL

payroll

Meanings

Plural: payrolls

Noun

  • a list of employees and their salaries
    • "the company had a long payroll"
  • the total amount of money paid in wages
    • "the company had a large payroll"
  • the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
  • A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
  • 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.

Verb

  • To place on a payroll (sense 1).

Origin / Etymology

From pay + roll.

Synonyms

payroll department, paysheet

Scrabble Score: 12

payroll is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
payroll is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
payroll is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

payroll is a valid Words With Friends word