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
Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested at the same panel reforms such as streamlining eligibility and delivering the credit in workers' paychecks instead of a single annual lump sum.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The math hurts since prices have risen approximately 20% since the beginning of 2021, while paychecks grew just 17%, according to Marketplace.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Growth And Impact Today’s job seekers want growth and impact, not just a paycheck.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
There's no shame in living paycheck to paycheck.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The math hurts since prices have risen approximately 20% since the beginning of 2021, while paychecks grew just 17%, according to Marketplace.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Growth And Impact Today’s job seekers want growth and impact, not just a paycheck.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
There's no shame in living paycheck to paycheck.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
Noun
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Instead, the Astros dumped his salary during their transformative winter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees featured two iconic franchises whose financial privilege is challenging Major League Baseball to answer competitive balance questions and outcries for a salary cap.—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The government increases this cap annually based on wage increases and inflation.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taxpayers May Only Earn Certain Types Of Income The acceptable forms of income include W-2 wage income, SSA-1099 Social Security Income, 1099-G Unemployment Compensation, 1099-INT Interest Income, and 1099-R Retirement Income.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Details like that have become important for mid-major programs scrambling to keep up with the explosion of NIL payments to players.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Medicare is reliable in both coverage rules and payments, something that has become increasingly more difficult from private insurers.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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