payroll
/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The total sum of money paid to employees.
noun
The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
Example Sentences
- "Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique."
- "I know that the deal started with the boys in Santiago, because they’ve been on the d’Anconia pay roll for centuries — well, no, ‘pay roll’ is an honorable word, it would be more exact to say that d’Anconia Copper has been paying them protection money for centuries — isn't that what your gangsters call it?"
- "We can spread a rumor this cop was dirty. Look, Tom, we have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we?"
- "Grantees may elect to payroll the enrollees through their own payroll system if the payroll system is consistent with regulations contained herein."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
- British English: /ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/