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
Choplin’s Restaurant is offering free ready-to-eat meals to federal workers missing paychecks, no questions asked.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Fried warned that with essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration screeners and Customs and Border Protection officers already missing paychecks, staff shortages will continue to mount.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Travelers should also plan to arrive at the airport extra early due to potential delays at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints (both air traffic controllers and TSA officers are currently working without a paycheck).
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Families earning larger paychecks than the previous groups currently send 24% to 30% of their income toward rent.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Fried warned that with essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Administration screeners and Customs and Border Protection officers already missing paychecks, staff shortages will continue to mount.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
Travelers should also plan to arrive at the airport extra early due to potential delays at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints (both air traffic controllers and TSA officers are currently working without a paycheck).
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Families earning larger paychecks than the previous groups currently send 24% to 30% of their income toward rent.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
Noun
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Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Possible cuts to come Goals laid out for the 2025-26 school year include reducing spending on supplies, salary costs, contracts and services.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Federal law only protects workers from being fired for having their wages garnished for one debt.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Denver officials are encouraging businesses and workers to contact Denver Labor with questions about the minimum wage and to report wage theft and other violations of worker protections.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In that case, the decline is largely because vendors are not sending it enough merchandise given recent delays in getting payment from the debt-laden company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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This early termination appears to have voided that final payment.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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