paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek How to pronounce paycheck (audio)
Synonyms of paychecknext
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.
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Maye ended up living paycheck to paycheck while working multiple jobs as a researcher at the University of Toronto, including nutrition teacher, model and modeling coach. Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 While wage gains have kept up with inflation in aggregate over the last year, not every workers’ paycheck has kept up with prices. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 May 2026 The paycheck, like for all Jackson employees, is accounted for in the hospital system’s operating budget, which comes from patient revenue, taxes and philanthropy. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 Big shopping sprees Californians are also big spenders due to those fatter paychecks that are stretched by the state’s lofty cost of living. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 12 May. 2026.

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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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