payroll

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a list of employees and their salaries
  2. noun the total amount of money paid in wages
  3. noun the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee

Etymology

From pay + roll.

In classic literature

Synonyms

paysheet

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