as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
almost half of her paycheck goes to child care and transportation expenses
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Recent Examples of paycheck
Most people go to work for the paycheck and benefits.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Indeed, since the shutdown began, Democrats had used October 15th – the date troops were set to miss paychecks – as a pressure point, assuming Republicans did not want to be responsible for that happening.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown when members of the military cannot even get a paycheck.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, those spouses are not getting paid along with other federal workers, meaning their families are missing out on a paycheck.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Indeed, since the shutdown began, Democrats had used October 15th – the date troops were set to miss paychecks – as a pressure point, assuming Republicans did not want to be responsible for that happening.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
This would be an absurd show of force, and totally uncalled for during a government shutdown when members of the military cannot even get a paycheck.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, those spouses are not getting paid along with other federal workers, meaning their families are missing out on a paycheck.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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The district also seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% for class sizes, alternative education programs, electives, teacher salaries, specialty schools, safety and support services and athletic programs.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The terms of Mike Hill’s contract will be honored, including a financial payout of his $420,000 base salary through June 30, 2030.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Back then, inflation also ramped up past 5%, fell back toward 3%, but then ultimately soared above 10% between 1972 and 1974, hurt by the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the end of President Nixon's wage and price controls .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Offering an average hourly wage of more than $19, the company is planning to hire more than 9,000 Tennesseans, including 4,000 in Nashville.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Fortune, cofounder and CEO Renaud Laplanche explained that Upgrade managed to thrive during a broader reckoning for neobanks because of product diversification and a focus on loans, which can offer a far greater margin than transaction payments.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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