Synonyms for
Payroll
Definition
a list of a company's employees and the amount of money they are to be paid
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- process payroll
- manage payroll
- run payroll
- payroll taxes
- payroll system
- payroll department
- payroll software
- payroll expenses
Word family
Usage note
Payroll refers specifically to the list of employees a company is paying and the amount each is due. It is often used in a business or accounting context.
Example sentences
- The payroll department handles all the employees' salaries.
- I received my paycheck from the payroll office.
- The company's payroll increased after they hired more employees.
- The payroll system calculates the amount of taxes to be withheld from each paycheck.
- The union negotiated a new payroll system for its members.
Quotes
"I worked in payroll, human resources, and accounting. So I was really exposed to all of the most crucial aspects of the business." - Marissa Mayer
"Even when I was in the corporate world, I was always interested in payroll." - Suze Orman
"I have been in the corporate world, and I've been in payroll. And I can tell you, it's a lot easier to be the one cashing the check than the one signing it." - Valerie Jarrett