steady paycheck
idiom
: income from a job that lasts or continues for a period of time in a dependable way
When I was in college, I earned my first steady paycheck as a waitress.
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This can be your Clark Kent job, which gives you a steady paycheck.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The package for a college (student) athlete may now consist of a full scholarship, NIL deals and a steady paycheck.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
For younger professionals, stability goes beyond a steady paycheck to include opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge solutions, such as predictive algorithms and AI, which are reshaping care research and care delivery.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
That family is likely to include at least one adult who has completed secondary school and works in an office, a factory, or a retail job with a steady paycheck, as opposed to working in agriculture or the informal economy.
—Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The package for a college (student) athlete may now consist of a full scholarship, NIL deals and a steady paycheck.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
For younger professionals, stability goes beyond a steady paycheck to include opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge solutions, such as predictive algorithms and AI, which are reshaping care research and care delivery.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
That family is likely to include at least one adult who has completed secondary school and works in an office, a factory, or a retail job with a steady paycheck, as opposed to working in agriculture or the informal economy.
—Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
See All Example Sentences for steady paycheck
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“Steady paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steady%20paycheck. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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