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payroll

US /ˈpeɪˌroʊl/

noun Target · B2 Tài chính & ngân sách

Definition

a list of employees and their salaries

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The payroll department sends salary statements to all employees at the end of the month.

Synonyms

  • wage sheethaving a meaning similar to payroll
  • salary listhaving a meaning similar to payroll

Collocations

  • Easy on the company payroll
    indicating position, contact, or basis regarding the company payroll
  • Medium process monthly employee payroll
    to process monthly employee payroll, meaning to subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
  • Hard withholding payroll taxes compliance
    to withholding payroll taxes compliance, meaning to hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  • Very Hard pad the payroll with fictitious employees
    to pad the payroll with fictitious employees, meaning to add details to

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