Payroll (noun)

1. A list of employees of a company or organization, typically showing their names, addresses, job titles, and the amounts of money that they are paid.
2. The total amount of money that a company or organization pays to its employees in wages, salaries, and other benefits.
3. The department or function within a company or organization that is responsible for managing and administering the payment of wages, salaries, and other benefits to employees.

Origin:

From the old english paeg-rol, from paeg "page" + rol "roll".

Examples:

1. The company's payroll was managed by the finance department.
2. She was in charge of the payroll for the entire company.
3. The payroll for the month was due on the 15th.
4. He checked the payroll to make sure everyone was paid correctly.
5. The company's payroll was increasing due to new hires.