/pay"rohl'/ , n.
1. a list of employees to be paid, with the amount due to each.
2. the sum total of these amounts.
3. the actual money on hand for distribution: The bandits got away with the payroll.
4. the total number of people employed by a business firm or organization.
v.t.
5. to fund or subsidize: to be payrolled by the State Department.
[ 1765-75; PAY 1 + ROLL ]