paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek How to pronounce paycheck (audio)
1
: a check in payment of wages or salary
2

Examples of paycheck in a Sentence

I went to the office to pick up my paycheck. Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
Recent Examples on the Web As monthly debt payments take up more of workers’ paychecks, those consumers are more exposed to potential economic contractions. Claire Ballentine, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 Proponents see rate cap as way to rein in predatory lending Payday lending services offer financially strapped workers a way to take out a cash advance on their paychecks. Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 Now, the 35-year-old single mother is getting back all the taxes deducted from her paycheck. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Image Beatriz Pacheco, a busser at a high-end restaurant near the White House, said that since a 20 percent service charge was added last year, her weekly paychecks have fallen by a few hundred dollars. Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Yet, some workers have greeted the new programs warily, venting on social media about the dangers of allowing a state government to raid your paycheck. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 Military paychecks are also at risk of delay or disruption by late March. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024 The days of Ohio State accepting the same media rights paycheck as Minnesota are nearing an end. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 One of the perks of a successful corporate career is often a healthy paycheck. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of paycheck was in 1899

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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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paycheck

noun
pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek How to pronounce paycheck (audio)
: a check in payment of wages or salary

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