payroll
gb/pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/ us/pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
B2
English
~ 7100
bérnyilvántartás, bérlista, bérköltség, bértömeg, alkalmazotti állomány, állomány
NOUN
B2
1
bérlista
B2
Usage pattern:
the payroll of [company] / [company]'s payroll
The new HR manager spent the week checking the payroll for errors.
Az új HR-vezető az egész hetet azzal töltötte, hogy ellenőrizte, van-e hiba a bérnyilvántartásban.
All staff must be entered into the payroll before they receive their first salary.
Minden dolgozót fel kell venni a bérnyilvántartásba, mielőtt megkapja az első fizetését.
The auditors asked to see last year’s payroll records.
We use cloud-based software to manage our payroll.
Outdated payroll data can cause serious problems with employee pay.
Learner examples
The company keeps all worker names in its payroll.
A cég minden dolgozó nevét a bérnyilvántartásában vezeti.
She works in the office and takes care of the payroll.
Az irodában dolgozik, és ő foglalkozik a bérnyilvántartással.
They found a mistake in the payroll and fixed it.
New employees are added to the payroll on Friday.
He checked the payroll to see if her name was there.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think "payroll" means the money one person receives (like "salary" or "paycheck"). In this sense, it is not one person’s money but the company’s official list or record of all employees and their pay details.
Meaning
official list of employees' pay
Collocations
process payroll
|run payroll
|payroll system
|payroll department
|payroll software
|payroll records
Synonyms
employee roster (Focuses more on the list of people, without specifically emphasizing pay details.)
Antonyms
unemployment register (A record of people not working, as opposed to a payroll, which lists people currently employed and being paid.)
Themes
business
|work
|finance
|employment
Definition
A list or record that shows all the workers in a company and how much money they are paid.
The official record a company keeps of all its employees, showing how much and how often each person is paid.
NOUN
B2
2
bérköltség
B2
bértömeg
C1
Usage pattern:
the payroll for [time period]
Their monthly payroll is now over two million dollars.
A havi bérköltségük már meghaladja a kétmillió dollárt.
Rising payroll costs are putting pressure on small businesses.
A növekvő bérköltségek egyre nagyobb nyomást jelentenek a kisvállalkozások számára.
The company cut its payroll by closing two factories.
We need to reduce our payroll to stay profitable.
Healthcare benefits add significantly to the overall payroll.
Learner examples
The restaurant has a high payroll for such a small place.
Az étteremnek ilyen kis helyhez képest magas a bérköltsége.
Our payroll is bigger this year because we hired more staff.
Idén nagyobb a bérköltségünk, mert több munkatársat vettünk fel.
The boss wants to lower the payroll next year.
Sales went down, but the payroll stayed the same.
The bank gave them a loan to help cover payroll.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse this sense with "profit" or "turnover". "Payroll" here is only the money paid to employees, not all company costs or all money the company makes.
Meaning
total wages a company pays
Collocations
monthly payroll
|annual payroll
|payroll costs
|payroll expenses
|payroll budget
|payroll burden
Synonyms
wage bill (Common in British English; stresses the total cost of wages to the employer.)
Antonyms
revenue (Refers to money coming into the company, while payroll (in this sense) is money going out to employees.)
Themes
business
|finance
|work
|employment
Definition
All the money a company must pay its workers for one week, month, or other pay time.
The total amount of money a company pays to its employees for a particular pay period.
NOUN
B2
3
Usage pattern:
[number] people on the payroll
The company has more than 500 people on its payroll.
A vállalat állományában több mint 500 ember van.
Several part-time workers were added to the payroll before the holiday season.
Az ünnepi szezon előtt több részmunkaidős dolgozót is felvettek az állományba.
After the cuts, only essential staff remained on the payroll.
He stayed on the payroll as a consultant after retiring.
Journalists discovered that several family members were secretly on the city’s payroll.
Learner examples
The firm has fifty workers on its payroll.
A cég állományában ötven dolgozó van.
She is no longer on the payroll after last month.
A múlt hónap óta már nincs az állományban.
They will put him on the payroll next week.
Only full-time staff are on the payroll.
Many teachers are on the state payroll.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think "payroll" in this sense means any group of people who work together. It specifically means the people who are officially employed by an organization and paid through its system, not volunteers or outside workers.
Meaning
employees on a company’s books
Collocations
on the payroll
|add to the payroll
|remove from the payroll
|government payroll
|company payroll
|public payroll
Synonyms
staff (A more general term for employees; does not directly highlight the idea of being formally in the payment system.)
Antonyms
contractors (Workers who are not usually on the company’s payroll but are paid through separate contracts.)
Themes
work
|business
|employment
Definition
All the people who work for a company and are paid by that company.
The group of people who are officially employed by an organization and receive regular pay from it.
Grammar
Dictionary form
payroll
IPA
GB/pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
US/pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
Syllables & stress
payroll (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (payroll)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: payroll
- Plural: payrolls
Word family
Expressions
make payroll
1/mˈeɪk pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
fixed phrase
successfully pay all employees
To succeed in getting enough money to pay all workers for that pay time.
Examples
- We just managed to make payroll this week.
- If we don’t close this deal, we won’t make payroll.
- The new contract will help the company make payroll through the winter.
meet payroll
1/mˈit pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
fixed phrase
have funds to pay employees
To have enough money to pay all workers their wages for that pay time.
Examples
- The owner had to take out a loan just to meet payroll.
- If sales don’t improve, we may not be able to meet payroll next month.
- Many small businesses struggle to meet payroll during slow seasons.
off the payroll
1/ˈɔf ðə pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
fixed phrase
no longer employed and paid
Not working for a company anymore, so the company does not pay you as an employee.
Examples
- He’ll be off the payroll at the end of the month.
- Several temporary workers were taken off the payroll after the project ended.
- Once you’re off the payroll, your company health insurance stops.
on the payroll
1/ˈɔn ðə pˈeɪɹˌoʊl/
fixed phrase
officially employed and paid
Working for a company and getting regular pay from it as an official employee.
Examples
- She’s not on the payroll anymore; she left last month.
- We have over three hundred people on the payroll worldwide.
- The investigation found that several fake workers were on the payroll.