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
When this is - on occasion - noticed by consumers via the burden hitting their paychecks from the cost of premiums, this creates the pressure to address high health care costs.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
As tech firms race to develop AI, this has resulted in a fierce competition to attract top talent, occasionally with multimillion-dollar paychecks.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
By Forbes’ count, at least 14 billionaires earned early paychecks at such chains – often spending long hours frying foods, scrubbing bathrooms and emptying trash for minimum wages.
—Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Smaller paychecks, bigger vulnerability The impact falls disproportionately on lower-income families.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
In later years, some may see the benefit directly in their paychecks through lower tax withholding, added the center.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Almost immediately, many agencies halted automatic deductions of union dues from employee paychecks, cutting off a critical source of cash flow to the unions.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The order not only stripped workers of union protections but also stopped them from automatically deducting union dues from their paychecks.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Jobs aren't just about paychecks.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
As tech firms race to develop AI, this has resulted in a fierce competition to attract top talent, occasionally with multimillion-dollar paychecks.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
By Forbes’ count, at least 14 billionaires earned early paychecks at such chains – often spending long hours frying foods, scrubbing bathrooms and emptying trash for minimum wages.
—Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Smaller paychecks, bigger vulnerability The impact falls disproportionately on lower-income families.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
In later years, some may see the benefit directly in their paychecks through lower tax withholding, added the center.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Almost immediately, many agencies halted automatic deductions of union dues from employee paychecks, cutting off a critical source of cash flow to the unions.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
The order not only stripped workers of union protections but also stopped them from automatically deducting union dues from their paychecks.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Jobs aren't just about paychecks.
—Vivian Tu, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
Noun
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This is largely because cap charges associated with bonuses, unlike cap charges from base salaries, can be prorated across up to five years.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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In terms of pay, salaries typically range from $75,000 to $120,000 in the US, and £55,000 to £85,000 in the UK.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boomers bought homes when prices were low and wages were steady.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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That tends to lead to lower wages, more concentration of wealth and power.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 15% of all new car payments, including both loans and leases, are more than $1,000 a month, a record share, according to Experian.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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