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 | ||