Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun payroll

3 senses of payroll

Sense 1
payroll, paysheet -- (a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll")
       => register -- (a book in which names and transactions are listed)

Sense 2
payroll, paysheet -- (the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll")
       => sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money -- (a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")

Sense 3
payroll, payroll department -- (the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee)
       => department, section -- (a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury")