Thesaurus results for PAYCHECK

paycheck

noun

ˈpā-ˌchek

Definition of paycheck

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 With fatter paychecks, customers are rebelling against the chains that serve up shrinkflation and replace workers with broken self-checkout machines and touchscreen kiosks. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The bungalow cost $100 a month, which was deducted from her MGM paycheck. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026 To Kneeland, those moments demonstrated that Smith’s desire to protect people was not limited to his paycheck. — Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

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Noun

Powell left for the Chicago Bulls in free agency, after the Heat lacked the remaining salary-cap wherewithal to match the Bulls’ offer.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
However, there are more lucrative career opportunities on the table, like traditional fuel production paying an average salary of $65,400, or power plant operators, who take home around $103,600 annually.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of salary

Noun

Additionally, those students received more than $5,000 in wages, with three to six of them earning summer employment.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
These included housing affordability relative to wages, average home value and the demand for homes compared to local supply.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of wage

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However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of payment

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