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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Related Articles Pfaff’s statement revealed that Hill and his accountant, Susan Goodwin, were also behind on paying payroll taxes.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
America’s employers delivered another strong report in March, adding 303,000 workers to their payrolls and fueling hopes that the economy can overcome inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Others beginning in 2020 deceived the Small Business Administration using fake tax records, ineligible Social Security numbers and names of the dead, obtaining low-interest loans that were supposed to help companies maintain their payrolls during the economic crisis.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can survive inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
If the family income falls from a higher tax bracket to a lower one, for instance, the parent who continues working will likely not need to have as much withheld in payroll taxes and thus may bring home a bigger paycheck.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
In either path forward, companies would be able to free up cash flow quickly by reducing their payrolls.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Antoni only looks at federal income taxes and ignores payroll and sales taxes that poorer people disproportionately pay.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
America’s employers delivered another strong report in March, adding 303,000 workers to their payrolls and fueling hopes that the economy can overcome inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Others beginning in 2020 deceived the Small Business Administration using fake tax records, ineligible Social Security numbers and names of the dead, obtaining low-interest loans that were supposed to help companies maintain their payrolls during the economic crisis.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
America's employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can survive inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
If the family income falls from a higher tax bracket to a lower one, for instance, the parent who continues working will likely not need to have as much withheld in payroll taxes and thus may bring home a bigger paycheck.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
In either path forward, companies would be able to free up cash flow quickly by reducing their payrolls.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
Antoni only looks at federal income taxes and ignores payroll and sales taxes that poorer people disproportionately pay.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Payroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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