Definition

1. Noun:
   • The department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee: A specific administrative unit within an organization responsible for calculating employee compensation, withholding taxes and other deductions, and ensuring timely and accurate payment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • All questions about your paycheck should be directed to the payroll department.
  • The payroll department is processing the year-end bonuses this week.
  • She works in the payroll department and handles all the new hire paperwork.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on the payroll": to be an employee of a company, receiving regular payment.
  • He has been on the company payroll for over a decade.
• "payroll processing": the specific task of calculating and distributing pay.
  • Automated software has streamlined our payroll processing.

Variants and Related Words

• Payroll (n): The total amount of wages paid by a company to its employees, or the list of employees receiving pay.
  • The company's monthly payroll exceeds one million dollars.
• Paymaster (n): An official responsible for paying out wages, especially in a military or large organizational context.
• Accounts Payable (n): The department responsible for money owed the company to its suppliers, distinct from payroll which handles money owed employees.

Synonyms

• Wages department: A less common but understandable synonym.
• Compensation department: A broader term that may include benefits administration alongside salary calculation.

Related Phrases

• To run payroll: The action of executing the payroll process.
  • We run payroll every other Friday.
• Payroll clerk/administrator: A job title for someone working within the payroll department.
  • The payroll administrator resolved the discrepancy in my hours.

Noun

1. the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee