Thesaurus results for PAYROLL

payroll

noun

Definition of payroll

as in inventory

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Recent Examples of payroll His applications claimed the business had 50 employees and an average monthly payroll of $875,000, when prosecutors said the company had few, if any, employees and little to no payroll expenses. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The payments have totaled more than $192,000, according to city payroll record obtained by The Star. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 By early 1921, the company’s payroll obligations for 25 football-playing employees proved to be too much of a burden for Staley. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Only approves up to $500 Requires monthly income of $750 and three months of payroll deposits. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for payroll

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Customers can review that inventory, creating a clearer record of what was received and how each piece was assessed.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
With a global art calendar packed tightly with international fairs, major gallery shows, and private secondary market inventory, buyers returning from the summer break were met with a sudden influx of choices.

— Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventory

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But his plan largely extends an agenda of emissions cuts and financing tropical forests.

— Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
His emphasis on fighting crime, his anti-left agenda and his confrontations with the Supreme Federal Court and Brazil’s political establishment directly appeal to issues that have mobilized Bolsonaro’s base for years.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of agenda

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The court docket in Zimmerman’s case, reviewed by The Star, undercut some of the letter’s claims, including the argument that Zimmerman was arrested in 2011 after missing sixteen court appearances.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
The exact percentage is unclear as about a third of petitions dropped from the docket without a ruling on the merits, but the authors believed many of them were settled.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of docket

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All resolved from the identity directory before the model ever runs, not from anything the user types.

— Ethan Pham, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The nondescript door on Eighth Avenue is flanked by a liquor store and a cannabis dispensary, and the lobby has no directory.

— Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of directory

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In fact, Steinbeck’s bibliography is kind of perfect for the feel-bad vibe that has set in this year.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 May 2026
This forum doesn’t provide space for a citation and bibliography page with links to videos that prove my point.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

Definition of bibliography

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The organization has release 21 compilations and raised over $10 million since; its subsequent television special on ABC became one of the first major AIDS benefits in the music business.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The box set includes the original album, expanded to include B-sides from singles and compilation tracks released at the time, along with a 360-degree behind-the-scenes look at how the group wrote the music.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of compilation

Noun

Just three other organizations had more players in the WBC, and only two had more participants from their 40-man rosters than the Royals — who had nine, and 14 overall.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
There were plenty of other encouraging performances from throughout the Heat’s roster in the preseason opener.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

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