paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

1

: a check in payment of wages or salary

2

: wages, salary

Synonyms of paycheck

• 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

Yet for the actors who brought them to life, some of their most memorable roles didn’t come with a big paycheck. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026

The missing contributions led him to revisit his final paycheck from October 2025. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

The easiest way to pull off making payments twice a month is to time them strategically, lining them up with your paychecks, especially if you get paid bimonthly. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026

McDonald, who worked at the mainstay Italian restaurant from September 2023 to its closure in early 2025, had not received paychecks for several weeks by then, going back to the holidays. — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

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