Word: payroll
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pay
roll
Definition: The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc; the department in a company responsible for this.
Morphemes:
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: roll
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Part; office; duty; rôle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rotulus
Language: ML.
Decoded: rotulus
Meaning: a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a paper or parchment rolled up