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payroll

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns:

Examples:

a payroll tax
The company is growing fast, adding another 100 employees to its payroll over the last year.
2
the total amount of money paid to the people employed by a particular company:

Examples:

With debts of $4 million and a monthly payroll of $1.2 million, the venture is clearly heading for trouble.
3
a list of a company’s employees and the amount each earns, or the total earnings a business gives to its employees
4
a list of the employees of a company showing how much each one earns:

Examples:

The company is growing fast, and increasing the number of staff on its payroll.
5
the total number of people employed by a company, or in an economy:

Examples:

The reduction in temporary hiring has led to the second successive month of falling payrolls.
6
the total amount of money paid to the employees of a particular company:

Examples:

payroll costs
They operate with a strict $80 million payroll.
On average, firms pay 10.45% of payroll into final salary pensions.
The first thing the company must do to get out of trouble is to cut its payroll.
7
the activity of managing the money that is paid to employees:

Examples:

His work is to manage the billing and payroll.
8

Examples:

The company yesterday confirmed that she was no longer on its payroll as a paid consultant.

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