English noun: payroll | |||
1. | payroll (possession) a list of employees and their salaries | ||
Samples | The company had a long payroll. | ||
Synonyms | paysheet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | register | ||
Part holonym | earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wage | ||
2. | payroll (possession) the total amount of money paid in wages | ||
Samples | The company had a large payroll. | ||
Synonyms | paysheet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
3. | payroll (group) the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee | ||
Synonyms | payroll department | ||
Broader (hypernym) | department, section | ||