1
: a paymaster's or employer's list of those entitled to pay and of the amounts due to each
2
: the sum necessary for distribution to those on a payroll
also
: the money to be distributed
Examples of payroll in a Sentence
They cut him from their payroll.
He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.
Businesses are keeping their payrolls low by embracing new technologies.
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To induce parity and keep MLS competitive, the league’s payroll cap rose less than $500,000, to $5.47 million, from 2022 to 2024.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Assuming the Cubs don’t eat a majority of Bellinger’s contract in a trade, dealing him would create a significant amount of payroll space.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
While payroll taxes provide a steady stream of revenue into the program, the trust funds help to supplement benefit checks.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Jobs report:October shows slower hiring in the wake of strikes, hurricanes
A strike by factory workers at Boeing BA.N, which forced the planemaker to implement rolling furloughs, also weighed on payrolls in October.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Assuming the Cubs don’t eat a majority of Bellinger’s contract in a trade, dealing him would create a significant amount of payroll space.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
While payroll taxes provide a steady stream of revenue into the program, the trust funds help to supplement benefit checks.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Jobs report:October shows slower hiring in the wake of strikes, hurricanes
A strike by factory workers at Boeing BA.N, which forced the planemaker to implement rolling furloughs, also weighed on payrolls in October.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Payroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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payroll
noun
pay·roll
ˈpā-ˌrōl 
1
: a list of persons entitled to receive pay with the amounts due to each
2
: the amount of money necessary to pay those on a payroll
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