How to Use payroll in a Sentence

payroll

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  • They cut him from their payroll.
  • Businesses are keeping their payrolls low by embracing new technologies.
  • He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.
  • The Rays' payroll ranks 28th among the 30 major-league teams.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Nor is the fact that the 49ers’ top-heavy payroll may sway them giving in to Aiyuk.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Yes, one of the firms involved in it is on Donald Trump’s payroll.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Yet the first two months of this season saw the clubs test the depth provided by those huge payrolls.
    — Scott Miller, New York Times, 3 June 2023
  • The interest-free loan is aimed at keeping the Dodgers' payroll loose and open for more free agents to come to Chavez Ravine.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Still, Forst expects the team to be active in free agency and for the team’s payroll to increase.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The first is payrolls, which show the economy is still adding jobs, though at a slower clip.
    — Courtenay Brown, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Most of the grants in the past have been solely focused on payroll and other things related to the business, but not the tech.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • This would have no effect on payroll systems that do not pay big bucks.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
  • But how many people are on the payrolls of the Mexican cartels?
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The city often struggled to make payroll and then there were the days that the city could not supply water to the residents.
    — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • The state divides the payroll jobs numbers into 11 parts.
    — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The teams rank 27th and 28th among MLB player payrolls, according to Spotrac, but have the second- and third-best records in baseball.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Then the team’s owner, Wayne Huizenga, ordered Dombrowski to rip it all apart and slash payroll ahead of a sale of the team.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
  • New payrolls are expected to kick in this month, which marks the beginning of the fiscal year.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Heat essentially locked in this payroll with the Kyle Lowry signing.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
  • At least one company with ties to the Kennedy family still has Mr. Kennedy on its payroll.
    — Susanne Craig, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The store had switched from an official payroll system to paper checks from Jones.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • New York Mets: The owner went out and spent a record $353.5 million on their payroll to achieve nothing more than mediocrity.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
  • The Braves were desperate to strengthen their lineup and found a trade partner in the Padres, who were looking to slash payroll.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2022
  • And she’s stockpiled enough cash — in five currencies — to cover two months of payroll.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The rebates are based on a percentage of the previous year’s payroll.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This is the latest move by Nats’ ownership to reduce their payroll.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The New York baseball teams spent more than $600 million, combined, on their payrolls this season.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This bonus will first be reflected in May’s payroll, per The National.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • As payrolls have ballooned across the league, boosted by the Dodgers and more recently the Mets willingness to open their checkbooks, he’s sounded a note of caution.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The nonfarm payrolls report was the smallest gain since December 2020.
    — Michele Luhn, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024

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