payroll

Meaning

Noun

1. A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
2. The total sum of money paid to employees.
3. The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
4. (euphemistic) Bribes paid to people.

Verb

To place on a payroll (sense 1).

Synonyms

paysheet

wages sheet

payroll department

pay-roll

pay list

pay sheet

wage bill

Translations

nómina

Lohnliste

loonlijst

μισθολόγιο

nòmina

masse salariale

folha de pagamento

folha de pagamentos

Gehaltskosten

registre du personnel

Gehaltsabrechnung

Gehaltsliste

feuille de paie

libropaga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪɹəʊl/

Etymology

From pay + roll.