Payroll vs. Enroll

Payroll vs. Enroll — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Payroll and Enroll

Payrollnoun

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.

Enrollverb

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

Payrollnoun

The total sum of money paid to employees.

Enrollverb

(transitive) To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of

They were eager to enroll new recruits.

Payrollnoun

(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.

Enrollverb

(intransitive) To enlist oneself (in something) or become a member (of something)

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Payrollnoun

(euphemistic) Bribes paid to people

Enrollverb

To envelop; to enwrap.

Payrollverb

(transitive) To place on a payroll.

Enrollverb

register formally as a participant or member;

The party recruited many new members

Payrollnoun

a list of employees and their salaries;

the company had a long payroll

Payrollnoun

the total amount of money paid in wages;

the company had a large payroll
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Payrollnoun

the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee