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 Behind those numbers are paychecks, families, local businesses and a Nebraska community changed by one major employer’s decision. — Jesse E. Stanley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Prices have been rising faster than paychecks in recent months, so workers' real buying power is being eroded. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 But the paychecks that have powered that spending are starting to lose steam. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The records, obtained through a Missouri Sunshine Law request, show Dustman is still receiving paychecks labeled as severance as part of a resignation agreement that city officials have not publicly disclosed. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Because 401k contributions are taken out of paychecks by employers before income taxes are applied, taxable incomes will be lower annually, according to Fidelity Investments. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately for Pharoah and Lowe, there are some exclusions including for game shows, so the pair are likely to keep traveling to Europe for their paychecks. — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Bush, 44, recalls some of their first shows taking place in college town bars and frat houses, often for paychecks of just a few hundred dollars. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Outgoing Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford will keep drawing his CEO-level paychecks for another month even as JTA deals with a financial crisis that will force up to 194 layoffs and cuts in transit services. — David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • The contracts negotiated with the UC do not mention different salaries for visa holders versus citizens.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These benchmarks reflect projected starting base salaries for new hires, not raises for existing employees.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • The city cannot regulate wages or benefits under state law, according to city staff.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Eighty-one people with unpaid bills were arrested, and patients’ wages and bank accounts were garnished.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • The first round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While some victims are getting their first payments this fall, two law firms behind the bulk of the claims in the settlement have had their payouts paused pending probes, leaving thousands in limbo.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of payments

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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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