payroll meaning and definition

PAYROLL noun

Definition of payroll (noun)

1. a list of employees and their salaries
   • "the company had a long payroll"
   • synonyms: paysheet
2. the total amount of money paid in wages
   • "the company had a large payroll"
   • synonyms: paysheet
3. the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
   • synonyms: payroll department