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
Meanwhile, the caddie of the runner-up gets 7% of their paycheck, while the rest of the caddies make 5%.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Especially when next year would be the first season that Whitaker as a character would even get a paycheck.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
None of this guarantees an NHL paycheck next year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Especially when next year would be the first season that Whitaker as a character would even get a paycheck.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
None of this guarantees an NHL paycheck next year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paycheck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With a salary cap rising to $95.5 million for 2025-26, the Ducks enter the offseason with what CapWages estimates will be more than $39 million of cap space available for usage.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, tariffs would differentiate American industrialization from the British experience, shielding domestic labor from subsistence wages and securing workers opportunities for social-economic mobility.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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If even one employee lives in California, Illinois, or Oregon, the company could suddenly be responsible for following all three states' retirement plan mandates, wage laws, and reporting requirements, according to HR Daily Advisor.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Recipients can use an SSA calculator to figure out their payment total.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2025
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Virginia Housing provided the first mortgage for the project and payments are about $125,000 a month.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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