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
Within a matter of weeks, the agency terminated its finance director, ousted its CEO, laid off a third of its workforce, and failed to make payroll for 19 employees.
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Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Teams that max out their payroll and get 9.5 wins on their futures betting lines almost never end up fifth in a draft, but by losing 12 of 17 games last year, coach Brandon Staley’s final Chargers club created L.A.’s windfall that arrived Thursday night in Detroit.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Granted, over the course of a 162-game season, every team — even ones such as the Dodgers with their $300-million payroll — will encounter inevitable lulls.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Victim put on payroll to help pay for pregnancy, affidavit says
The now-16-year-old victim, who is pregnant, arrived at the Nampa Family Justice Center in March seeking help for her unborn child, according to the affidavit.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
The Warriors, who are expected to cut their payroll back in an effort to dip under the luxury tax threshold, may not be the highest bidder.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The state divides the payroll jobs numbers into 11 parts.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Job growth continues to power the U.S. economy, with the BLS reporting 303,000 payrolls added in March and immigrants are a big part of that success.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
As a result, some forecasters expect the forces that have propped up payroll growth will fade, resulting in fewer than 100,000 job gains a month by mid-year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Teams that max out their payroll and get 9.5 wins on their futures betting lines almost never end up fifth in a draft, but by losing 12 of 17 games last year, coach Brandon Staley’s final Chargers club created L.A.’s windfall that arrived Thursday night in Detroit.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Granted, over the course of a 162-game season, every team — even ones such as the Dodgers with their $300-million payroll — will encounter inevitable lulls.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Victim put on payroll to help pay for pregnancy, affidavit says
The now-16-year-old victim, who is pregnant, arrived at the Nampa Family Justice Center in March seeking help for her unborn child, according to the affidavit.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
The Warriors, who are expected to cut their payroll back in an effort to dip under the luxury tax threshold, may not be the highest bidder.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
The state divides the payroll jobs numbers into 11 parts.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
Job growth continues to power the U.S. economy, with the BLS reporting 303,000 payrolls added in March and immigrants are a big part of that success.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
As a result, some forecasters expect the forces that have propped up payroll growth will fade, resulting in fewer than 100,000 job gains a month by mid-year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Payroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll. Accessed 2 May. 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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