payroll
payroll — 名詞
1. a company document that lists workers and the pay each one should get
薪資名冊
列出員工與應發薪資的公司名冊
a company document that lists workers and the pay each one should get
Rita checked the payroll before the Friday bank transfer.
Rita 在週五銀行轉帳前檢查了薪資名冊。
collocation: check the payroll
After two new cooks arrived, the manager updated the payroll.
兩名新廚師到職後，經理更新了薪資名冊。
A spelling error kept Omar off the payroll for a week.
因為名字拼錯，Omar 有一週沒被列進薪資名冊。
By noon, the office had printed the payroll for March.
到中午時，辦公室已印出三月的薪資名冊。
- 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
2. the full amount a company pays its workers in a pay period
薪資總額
公司付給員工的全部薪資
the full amount a company pays its workers in a pay period
The factory's payroll grew after the night shift was added.
夜班加入後，工廠的薪資總額增加了。
collocation: payroll grew
Last winter, rising sales easily covered the store's payroll.
去年冬天，成長的銷售額輕鬆支付了那家店的薪資總額。
collocation: cover the payroll
A small cafe can struggle when payroll stays high in summer.
小咖啡館在夏天薪資總額居高時可能會很吃力。
By April, the school had cut payroll by ten percent.
到了四月，學校已把薪資總額削減了一成。
In June, the hotel borrowed money to meet payroll.
六月時，飯店借了錢來支付薪資總額。
- 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.