wage bill meaning

[Business]
less frequent) noun [C]

the total amount of money that a company, an organization or an industry pays to its employees:

The company lost $47 million as the wage bill trebled to $54 million.

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at present, about 20 percent of the enterprise wage bill and 8 percent of personal wage should go to such insurance
That was less than half the government's wage bill.
We cannot possible sanction a massive increase in the wage bill,
That amount would scarcely cover a weekly wage bill for Chelsea.
While the Living Wage Bill represents a step in the right direction,