paysheet

Thân thiện

The accountant reviews the paysheet for the month.

Definition

Noun: 1. A list of employees and their salaries: A document or register detailing the names of employees and the amount of money they are to be paid for their work. 2. The total amount of money paid in wages: The aggregate sum of money that a company or organization disburses to its employees as compensation.

Usage Examples

• As a list:
  • The manager reviewed the paysheet to verify the hours worked by each staff member.
  • Adding a new hire to the paysheet is the first step in the onboarding process.
• As a total sum:
  • The finance department calculated that the monthly paysheet exceeded the budget.
  • A significant portion of the company's expenses is its paysheet.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in business and administrative contexts to refer to the systematic process of compensating employees. It implies an official record.
• "To be on the paysheet": To be a salaried employee of an organization.
  • He has been on the company paysheet for over a decade.

Variants and Related Words

• Payroll (n): A direct synonym for "paysheet" in both of its meanings. ()
• Salary register (n): A more formal term for the list of employees and their pay.

Synonyms

• Payroll
• Wage bill
• Staff list (specifically for the first meaning)

Notes on Meaning

The two meanings are closely related but distinct: 1. The first meaning (list) refers to the document itself, the itemized record. 2. The second meaning (total sum) refers to the financial total derived from that list. Context usually makes it clear which meaning is intended.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a list of employees and their salaries
   • the company had a long payroll
2. the total amount of money paid in wages
   • the company had a large payroll

Từ đồng nghĩa

• payroll