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 Hunter Pence, a nerd at heart, spent money from his first paycheck to buy himself a gaming computer to play World of Warcraft. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026 Your bonus paycheck should be more than enough to meet the $1 minimum opening deposit requirement. — Elizabeth Gravier,dan Avery, CNBC, 30 June 2026 They were just stuck in a paycheck-to-paycheck rut like their neighbors and 29% of American families who qualify as the working poor. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 28 June 2026 The writer-director has been crafting stories of tough-talking guys ever since (with the occasional paycheck diversion into something like the live-action Aladdin). — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

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Noun

Goldin, 25, is now guaranteed at least a two-way contract salary from the Heat for this upcoming season.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Enhanced paid the athletes salaries, and each winner would get a quarter-million-dollar bonus.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of salary

Noun

The new fees would cover enforcement of the city’s new hospitality wage, which took effect July 1, along with the city’s traffic control worker wage, which took effect in 2023, and a compliance system usage fee for city contracts.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
That's $30,000 above the median wages for all jobs — quite a leap for a program that takes less than two years to complete and costs about $42,000 at PIA.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of wage

Noun

At a time of elevated mortgage rates and near-record high home prices, many feel locked out of homeownership or struggle with monthly rent payments.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Participants will learn how to download and set up the app, create an account, add a payment method safely, use Uber Simple Mode, and request rides through Uber’s Call to Ride service without using the app.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of payment

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