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payroll

[pey-rohl] / ˈpeɪˌroʊl /
NOUN
expense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount budget charge consumption debt expenditure insurance investment liability loan loss mortgage obligation outlay price price tag rate risk spending sum tariff value
STRONG
assessment bite debit decrement deprivation disbursement duty forfeit forfeiture outdo output overhead responsibility sacrifice surcharge toll upkeep worth
WEAK
bottom line out of pocket
Antonyms
STRONGEST
asset
STRONG
irresponsibility
NOUN
salary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earnings fee income pay stipend wage
STRONG
bacon bread emolument hire recompense remuneration scale take wages
WEAK
take-home
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bills debt

Example Sentences

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In its report “Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age,” OpenAI says superintelligence could boost corporate profits and capital gains while cutting income and payroll taxes that fund government programs like Social Security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The federal payroll climbed by 126,000 during the Biden Administration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Collective Impact also allegedly paid more than $45,000 to or on behalf of her son going towards payroll, back rent payments and graduate school tuition, according to Jenkins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Job growth in the private sector rose at a solid pace in March for the second straight month, according to payroll company ADP.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Barring the eyes, he looked like an albino, but Kaz happened to know that he’d been tailored to match the decor of the House by a certain Grisha on the payroll.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo