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payroll.

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/Canada, General-American/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹəʉl/Australia/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹɐʉl/New-Zealand
  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. Bribes paid to people.

    euphemistic
Where this word comes from

From pay + roll.

verb/ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/Canada, General-American/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹəʉl/Australia/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹɐʉl/New-Zealand
  1. To place on a payroll (noun sense 1).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From pay + roll.

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