payroll
UK ['peɪ.rəʊl] US [-roʊl] noun
countable
■a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns （公司员工的）在职人员工资表，工资名单•a payroll tax薪水税，工资税 •McDermot Software is growing fast, adding another 100 employees to its payroll over the last year.麦狄蒙软体公司发展迅速，在职员工在去年内又增加了100人。 countable usually singular
■the total amount of money paid to the people employed by a particular company （公司的）工资发放总额•With debts of $4 million and a monthly payroll of $1.2 million, the venture is clearly heading for trouble.该企业欠债400万美元，每月又须支付120万美元工资，无疑它将陷入困境。 |