noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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pā′rōl′
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/
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Canada, General-American:/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
Australian:/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹəʉl/
New-Zealand:/ˈpæɪ̯ˌɹɐʉl/
Scotland:/ˈpeˌɹol/
rhymes with -eɪɹəʊl
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The total sum of money paid to employees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Bribes paid to people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To place on a payroll (noun sense 1).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: payroll department
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: department, section
7
noun
Meaning 7
a list of employees and their salaries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the company had a long payroll
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paysheet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: register
8
noun
Meaning 8
the total amount of money paid in wages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the company had a large payroll
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paysheet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
History
Etymology
From pay + roll.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
платежна ведомост
(platežna vedomost)
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Catalan:
nòmina
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Dutch:
loonlijst
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Finnish:
palkkalista
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
French:
registre de paie
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
French:
paie
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
German:
Gehaltsliste
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
German:
Lohnliste
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Greek:
μισθοδοσία
(misthodosía)
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Hungarian:
bérlista
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Italian:
ruolino paga
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Italian:
ruolo paga
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Polish:
lista płac
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Romanian:
stat de plată
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Russian:
платёжная ве́домость
(platjóžnaja védomostʹ)
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Russian:
платёжные ве́домости
(platjóžnyje védomosti)
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Spanish:
nómina
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Spanish:
planilla
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Spanish:
plantilla
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Swedish:
lönelista
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Tagalog:
talasahuran
— list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Catalan:
massa salarial
— total sum of money paid to employees
Finnish:
palkkasumma
— total sum of money paid to employees
Finnish:
palkkakulut
— total sum of money paid to employees
French:
masse salariale
— total sum of money paid to employees
German:
Gehaltskosten
— total sum of money paid to employees
German:
Lohnkosten
— total sum of money paid to employees
Korean:
인건비
(in'geonbi)
— total sum of money paid to employees
Polish:
płaca
— total sum of money paid to employees
Russian:
фо́нд за́работной пла́ты
(fónd zárabotnoj pláty)
— total sum of money paid to employees
Tagalog:
talasahuran
— total sum of money paid to employees
Bulgarian:
счетоводство
(sčetovodstvo)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Finnish:
palkanlaskenta
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Finnish:
palkkatoimisto
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
German:
Gehaltsabrechnung
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
German:
Lohn- und Gehaltsabteilung
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Greek:
μισθοδοσία
(misthodosía)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Hungarian:
bérszámfejtés
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Polish:
lista płac
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Russian:
расчётный ли́ст
(rasčótnyj líst)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Russian:
расчётные ли́стья
(rasčótnyje lístʹja)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Russian:
платёжная ве́домость
(platjóžnaja védomostʹ)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this
Russian:
платёжные ве́домости
(platjóžnyje védomosti)
— calculation of salaries and wages, department that does this