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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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said yesterday that while many air traffic controllers can make it without their first paycheck, nearly all of them cannot manage without two. Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025 Their October paychecks were originally scheduled to be disbursed Friday. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Roughly 50,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees also missed their first paycheck on Tuesday, and are also required to keep working. Connor Greene, Time, 29 Oct. 2025 Plus, even modest inflation has added sting when paychecks are stressed. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 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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