| Noun | 1. | payroll - a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"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"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 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" |