pay stub
noun
variants
or less commonly paystub
plural pay stubs also paystubs
US
: a piece of paper or a digital record that is given to an employee with each paycheck and that shows the amount of money that the employee earned and the amount that was removed for taxes, insurance costs, etc.
When a student gets their first job, one thing they need to learn early on is how to read and understand their pay stub …—
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For these loans, the application may also ask you to provide pay stubs, W-2s, or bank statements in addition to your credit report to prove your ability to make payments.
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—Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
The switch is likely how Pineda ended up with lower pay after the January storm according to pay stubs and notices shared with The Associated Press by him and others.
—Cedar Attanasio, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Officers were initially only planning to search her home, but expanded the investigation after finding a pay stub for the storage unit at the residence.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Tax experts warn that filing a tax return based on your pay stub from the end of the year isn't wise because the end-of-year stub typically doesn't reflect all taxable income received for a calendar year.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
The attorney general also alleges the business falsified pay stubs and destroyed time cards.
—Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
The total pay shown is the sum of gross pay on state worker pay stubs for each year.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
The archive now has more than 20,000 objects from about 6,000 artists and others: props and costumes from performances, letters, studio leases, pay stubs, rental receipts, police reports, handwritten process notes and class syllabi.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Make sure your money is right, and read your pay stub.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
The switch is likely how Pineda ended up with lower pay after the January storm according to pay stubs and notices shared with The Associated Press by him and others.
—Cedar Attanasio, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
Officers were initially only planning to search her home, but expanded the investigation after finding a pay stub for the storage unit at the residence.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Tax experts warn that filing a tax return based on your pay stub from the end of the year isn't wise because the end-of-year stub typically doesn't reflect all taxable income received for a calendar year.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024
The attorney general also alleges the business falsified pay stubs and destroyed time cards.
—Trent Abrego, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
The total pay shown is the sum of gross pay on state worker pay stubs for each year.
—Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
The archive now has more than 20,000 objects from about 6,000 artists and others: props and costumes from performances, letters, studio leases, pay stubs, rental receipts, police reports, handwritten process notes and class syllabi.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Make sure your money is right, and read your pay stub.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
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