payroll

payroll — noun

1. a company document that lists workers and the pay each one should get

1.名詞B2
釋義

a company document that lists workers and the pay each one should get

例句

Rita checked the payroll before the Friday bank transfer.

collocation: check the payroll

After two new cooks arrived, the manager updated the payroll.

同義詞
  • employee list

    broader term that may not include pay details

  • staff register

    more formal and often used in administrative contexts

  • wage record

    focuses on recorded pay amounts rather than names alone

用法筆記

Often used with verbs like check, print, or update. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the money paid rather than the record itself.

常見錯誤

❌HR emailed my payroll yesterday.
✅HR emailed my payslip yesterday.
💡'payroll' is the company record, not one worker's pay document.

2. the full amount a company pays its workers in a pay period

2.名詞B2
釋義

the full amount a company pays its workers in a pay period

例句

The factory's payroll grew after the night shift was added.

collocation: payroll grew

Last winter, rising sales easily covered the store's payroll.

collocation: cover the payroll

同義詞
  • wage bill

    a business term, especially for the cost of paying workers

  • labor costs

    broader because it can include more than wages alone

  • salary budget

    usually a planned spending limit, not the actual amount paid

用法筆記

Often appears in business reports with verbs like rise, cut, cover, or meet. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to the list of workers and pay amounts.

常見錯誤

❌My monthly payroll is NT$60,000.
✅My monthly salary is NT$60,000.
💡'payroll' here means the total paid to all staff, not one person's pay.