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payroll

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Wages, Companies
pay·roll /ˈpeɪrəʊl $ -roʊl/ noun  1 on the payroll if someone is on the payroll of a company, they are employed by that company 被雇用的 The company now has 350 people on the payroll. 该公司目前在职员工有350人。2 [uncountable]BEWBBC the activity of managing salary payments for workers in a company 〔公司员工的〕薪资管理 the payroll department 薪资管理部 a computerized payroll system 计算机化的薪资管理系统3 [countable, uncountable]BEWBBC the total amount of wages paid to all the people working in a particular company or industry 〔公司或行业的〕工资总支出 the annual payroll was $88 million 年度工资总支出为8,800万美元
Examples from the Corpus
payrollThe 21-day partial shutdown of government that ended last week delayed jobless claims and payroll reports.If you have even a few employees, payroll taxes mount quickly.They also had the two highest payrolls in the league at roughly $ 50 million each.Computervision Corp is cutting another 700 jobs to take its payroll to 5,000.The financial administrative functions include budgeting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll and personnel.Suddenly I was spending more time managing my payroll than I was helping my clients.A link with the payroll files was soon established.Under the programme employers would be required to invest at least 0.5 percent of their payroll in training.
From Longman Business Dictionarypayrollpay‧roll /ˈpeɪrəʊl-roʊl/ noun1[countable, uncountable]ACCOUNTING the total amount of wages paid to all the people working in a particular company or industryThe company has cut its total payroll by 7% since the merger.More than half the state budget goes to payroll and only 11% to public works.2[uncountable]HUMAN RESOURCES the activity of managing wage and SALARY payments for employeesThe Human Resources Department is responsible for payroll administration.3be on the payrollHUMAN RESOURCES to be employed by a particular companyUnder the plan, every employee on the payroll can buy 100 shares at $127.25 each.
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payroll
payroll /ˈpeɪrəʊl $ -roʊl/ noun
1. on the payroll if someone is on the payroll of a company, they are employed by that company:
    The company now has 350 people on the payroll.
2. [uncountable] the activity of managing salary payments for workers in a company:
    the payroll department
    a computerized payroll system
3. [uncountable and countable] the total amount of wages paid to all the people working in a particular company or industry:
    the annual payroll was $88 million


pay·rollBrE /ˈpeɪrəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪroʊl/ 🔊 nouna list of people employed by a company showing the amount of money to be paid to each of them (公司员工的)工资名单We have 500 people on the payroll. 我们在编员工有 500 人。🔊🔊 [usually singular] the total amount paid in wages by a company (公司的)工资总支出