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.
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Just think how much bigger all of our retirements would be if the U.S. Treasury hadn’t been the recipient of so much of our earnings each paycheck, not to mention the equal amount contributed by our employers. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 The looming split of Warner Bros. Discovery is going to impact CEO David Zaslav’s paycheck, in both negative and potentially positive ways. Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 June 2025 The education budget does include $101 million for teacher salaries, but the Florida Education Association says this will work out to about $20 per paycheck per teacher. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025 The memo also singles out Paul Walczak, who allegedly withheld $10 million from his employees’ paychecks. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

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 30 Jun. 2025.

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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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