payroll

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payroll /ˈpeɪˌroʊl/ noun

plural payrolls

payroll

/ˈpeɪˌroʊl/

noun

plural payrolls

Learner's definition of PAYROLL

[count]

: a list of the people who work for a company and the amount of money that the company has agreed to pay them（公司员工的）工资册

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

She's in charge of the company's payroll department. [=the department that is responsible for paying employees]她是公司薪酬部门的负责人。
payroll deductions [=money that you earn but is not included in the pay you receive because it is used to pay your taxes, insurance costs, etc.]工薪扣除额

— often used in the phrase on the payroll常用于短语on the payroll

: the total amount of money that a company pays to all of its employees（公司的）工资总支出

He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.他是一支棒球队的主教练，全队工资总支出达5000万美元。
Businesses are keeping their payrolls low by embracing new technologies.公司通过采用新技术来减少工资支出。