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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Financial advisors recommend saving at least 20% of your monthly paycheck, but this has become increasingly difficult due to rising inflation, high interest rates, and stagnant wages.
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Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Work is less about vocation and more about earning a paycheck while people search for purpose elsewhere.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
When basic shelter eats half your paycheck, the whole local economy gets wobbly.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Employers still are required to withhold taxes from each paycheck for Social Security and Medicare, which are referred to as FICA or payroll taxes.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Work is less about vocation and more about earning a paycheck while people search for purpose elsewhere.
—John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
When basic shelter eats half your paycheck, the whole local economy gets wobbly.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Employers still are required to withhold taxes from each paycheck for Social Security and Medicare, which are referred to as FICA or payroll taxes.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paycheck
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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paycheck
noun
pay·check
ˈpā-ˌchek 
: a check in payment of wages or salary
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