pay·roll

also pay roll (pā′rōl′)

1. A list of employees receiving wages or salaries, with the amounts due to each.

2. The total sum of money to be paid out to employees at a given time.

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payroll

(ˈpeɪˌrəʊl)

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a list of employees, specifying the salary or wage of each

2. (Banking & Finance)

a. the total of these amounts or the actual money equivalent

b. (as modifier): a payroll tax.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pay•roll

(ˈpeɪˌroʊl)

n.

1. a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.

2. the sum total of these amounts.

3. the actual money on hand for distribution.

[1765–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	payroll - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" paysheet pay, remuneration, salary, wage, earnings - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" register - a book in which names and transactions are listed
	2.	payroll - the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" paysheet amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"
	3.	payroll - the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee payroll department department, section - a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

Translations

Gehaltsliste

foglio paga libropaga

loonlijst

payroll

[ˈpeɪrəʊl]

A. N → nómina f (de sueldos)
to be on a firm's payroll → estar en la nómina de una empresa
he has 1000 people on his payroll → tiene una nómina de 1000 empleados

B. CPD payroll tax N → impuesto m sobre la nómina

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

payroll

[ˈpeɪrəʊl] n → registre m du personnel
to be on a firm's payroll → être employé(e) par une entreprise
to be on the payroll → faire partie du personnelpay scale n → échelle f des salaires

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

payroll

[ˈpeɪˌrəʊl] n (list) → lista del personale; (money) → paga (di tutto il personale); (employees) → personale m
to be on a firm's payroll → far parte dell'organico di una ditta

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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