paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

1

: a check in payment of wages or salary

2

: wages, salary

Synonyms of paycheck

• salary
• wage
• payment

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

Not even a sizeable paycheck could sway Eisenberg, admitted Sorkin. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Prices have been rising faster than paychecks in recent months, so workers' real buying power is being eroded. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Notably, the paychecks that power that spending are losing their fizzle. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Who said a decent 55-inch TV needs to cost half your paycheck? — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paycheck

• live paycheck to paycheck
• steady paycheck

Rhymes for paycheck

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck
• check

Kids Definition

paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

: a check in payment of wages or salary