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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The agency has many enforcement powers, such as withholding refunds, taking part of someone’s paycheck and seizing property to pay debts. Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 By machines that don’t sleep, don’t call in sick, and don’t need a paycheck. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Although workers have their paychecks back, their anxiety has not faded, said Emile Nabbout, president of Unifor Local 195, which represents thousands of workers at the plant. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025 Most of the union’s top brass padded their paychecks with overtime on top of six-figure union stipends. Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 7 May. 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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