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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The strategy advocates buying stock in companies that regularly pay a portion of earnings to shareholders as dividends, generating a consistent income stream that can help replace retirees’ former paychecks.
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Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has famously donated his $400,000 annual presidential salary to various causes during both of his terms in office, putting the first paycheck of his second term towards his ongoing White House renovations.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
More than a million federal workers are missing paychecks as the government shutdown stretches into its third week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the shutdown grinds on with workers missing paychecks, flights increasingly delayed and lower-income families threatened with losing food assistance.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has famously donated his $400,000 annual presidential salary to various causes during both of his terms in office, putting the first paycheck of his second term towards his ongoing White House renovations.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
More than a million federal workers are missing paychecks as the government shutdown stretches into its third week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the shutdown grinds on with workers missing paychecks, flights increasingly delayed and lower-income families threatened with losing food assistance.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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paycheck
noun
pay·check
ˈpā-ˌchek 
: a check in payment of wages or salary
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