payroll
0 antonyms and opposites of payroll, grouped by meaning.
Noun — The total amount a business pays its employees, or the list of employees and their pay.
How to use payroll
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Etymology
From "pay" plus "roll," referring to the original paper list (or "roll") of employees and their wages.
Full origin of payroll →Frequently asked questions
What does “payroll” mean?
The word “payroll” means the total amount a business pays its employees, or the list of employees and their pay. In plain terms, the employees a company pays, or the process/department that handles paying them.
How do you pronounce “payroll”?
“Payroll” is pronounced PAY-rohl (/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/ in IPA).
How do you use “payroll” in a sentence?
Here is “payroll” used in a sentence: “The company's payroll grew as it hired more staff.”
What part of speech is “payroll”?
“Payroll” is a noun.
Is “payroll” a common word?
“Payroll” is an uncommon word in modern English.
What is the difference between payroll and salary?
Payroll refers to the total amount a business pays all its employees, or the full list of employees and their pay, while salary refers to the fixed pay of a single individual employee. Payroll is a company-wide figure or record, whereas salary applies to one person's earnings.
What does it mean when someone says a company has a large payroll?
It means the total amount that company pays out to its employees is large, which usually reflects a big workforce or high individual salaries. The term describes the overall cost of paying staff rather than any single employee's pay.
Is payroll the same as a list of employees?
Payroll can refer either to the total pay a business distributes to employees or to the list of employees and their pay, so the two meanings are closely related. In both senses, payroll is tied to who is employed and what they are paid.