Definition of payrolls:
(n) :
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
(n) :
The total sum of money paid to employees.
(n) :
(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
(v) :
(transitive) To place on a payroll (noun, sense 1).
(n) :
(euphemistic) Bribes paid to people.