paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

1

: a check in payment of wages or salary

2

: wages, salary

Synonyms

• 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

While taking home little to no paycheck within the first few years can be common among small business owners, said Kevin Ketels, the tricky balancing act child care owners play to maintain profitability is not. —Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity. —Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

Millions of student loan holders may see their paychecks garnished to recover their defaulted debts this month. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

As remote work lingers, employees are doubling, even tripling, their paychecks by secretly juggling multiple full-time jobs—and not even having to pull overtime. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025

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