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payroll

pay·roll
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pey-rohl]
    • /ˈpeɪˌroʊl/
    • /ˈpeɪ.rəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-rohl]
    • /ˈpeɪˌroʊl/

Definitions of payroll word

  • noun payroll a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each. 2
  • noun payroll the actual money on hand for distribution: The bandits got away with the payroll. 1
  • noun payroll the total number of people employed by a business firm or organization. 1
  • verb with object payroll to fund or subsidize: to be payrolled by the State Department. 1
  • noun payroll list: employees to be paid 1
  • noun payroll employees 1
See all 15 definitions of payroll

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Origin of payroll

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; pay1 + roll

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Payroll

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Payroll

payroll popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for payroll

noun payroll

  • employees — Plural form of employee.
  • expense — The cost required for something; the money spent on something.
  • outdo — to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.
All 3 Synonyms of payroll

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Related words

  • double-dip

    Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.

  • flexible spending account

    an account to which an employee contributes a portion of earnings to pay for certain expenses such as medical and dependent care: contributions are exempt from payroll taxes. Abbreviation: FSA.

  • imprinter

    a person or thing that imprints.

  • owing

    owed, unpaid, or due for payment: to pay what is owing.

  • payroll tax

    a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers.

  • porkchopper

    a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
All related words to payroll

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