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

Dallas Flash become the Dallas Cash-Now loans, partnering with one of the many paycheck/same-day loan shops out there, though this probably isn’t the kind of partner the league is pursuing. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rising premiums — driven by high prices for hospitals, doctors, and prescription drugs and more intensive care — are eating into bottom lines and paychecks. — Bob Herman, STAT, 7 July 2026

Now, Unseld-Hopkins hopes people see surrogacy as more than a headline or a paycheck. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 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