paychecks

noun

plural of paycheck
as in salaries
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 paychecks The closure comes amid allegations from former employees who say they were left with unpaid wages, bounced paychecks and missing contributions to their retirement accounts. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 The easiest way to pull off making payments twice a month is to time them strategically, lining them up with your paychecks, especially if you get paid bimonthly. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026 McDonald, who worked at the mainstay Italian restaurant from September 2023 to its closure in early 2025, had not received paychecks for several weeks by then, going back to the holidays. — Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026 Prices are outrunning paychecks For many Gen Z voters, affording even the essentials has become nearly impossible. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 Trump caught in a trap with voters How voters felt about the overall economy generally depended on the size of their paychecks. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Miami-Dade teachers will continue to be paid a salary supplement that helps pad their paychecks after voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of a dedicated property tax. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Tamra tells Emily what Heather and the others were saying, and Emily brings it back to her bestie, Gina, who doesn’t take kindly to them counting her paychecks. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 With prices climbing faster than paychecks, small changes to everyday spending can help stretch your budget. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • There was apparently no money left for fuel, provisions, or crew salaries.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • All of that said, getting salaries with Porzingis to match likely would require hampering the Heat rotation elsewhere.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • Its Office of Health Care Affordability sets enforceable cost‑growth targets for the whole sector and for individual organizations, with fines beginning in 2028 and a goal of holding growth near 3%, in line with wages.
    — Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect skepticism and frustration about the feasibility of saving a year's worth of expenses, especially given the current economic challenges such as low wages, high living costs, and job market difficulties.
    — Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • The first round of November Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The feature can analyze account balances, transactions, spending patterns and upcoming payments, helping users understand their finances without manually checking multiple banking apps.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of payments

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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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