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payroll

[ pey-rohl ]

noun

  1. a list of employees to be paid, pay, with the amount due to each.
  2. the sum total of these amounts.
  3. the actual money on hand for distribution:

    The bandits got away with the payroll.

  4. the total number of people employed by a business firm or organization.


verb (used with object)

  1. to fund or subsidize:

    to be payrolled by the State Department.

payroll

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a list of employees, specifying the salary or wage of each
    1. the total of these amounts or the actual money equivalent
    2. ( as modifier )

      a payroll tax

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of payroll1

First recorded in 1765–75; pay 1 + roll
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Although the memo was rescinded days later, dozens of centers reported that they couldn’t access their funds for weeks; unable to meet payroll, some were forced to shutter for a few days.

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As California tech companies continue to slash payrolls, the state’s unemployment rate has been higher than the national average.

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Former staff at California State University Long Beach’s athletics department are accused in a payroll fraud scheme.

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During their first weeks back on the payroll, many, including Forest Service personnel, were put on paid administrative leave and given no work.

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Some of the employees accused of being the most prolific abusers were on the county payroll until recently.

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