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
Many tech companies are scrambling to hire top-notch AI leaders and researchers, using multi-million dollar paychecks to entice them.
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 4 July 2025
The firefighter has worked for the fire department for 20 years, and noticed that his paycheck funds were scheduled to be released by his bank on Monday.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
The teenager blew most of his first paycheck on buying a magic trick.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That means filling up at the pump is swallowing up a smaller and smaller chunk of paychecks.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 4 July 2025
The firefighter has worked for the fire department for 20 years, and noticed that his paycheck funds were scheduled to be released by his bank on Monday.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
The teenager blew most of his first paycheck on buying a magic trick.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That means filling up at the pump is swallowing up a smaller and smaller chunk of paychecks.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
Noun
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Nearly two-thirds, or 62%, of people with salaries over $300,000 a year struggle with credit card debt, a new survey from BHG Financial found.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Across the board, these nations are balancing economic needs with domestic labour concerns by linking work visas to salary levels, labour shortages, and long-term integration strategies.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Over 90% of the department's budget makes up personnel costs, including wages, benefits and pension contributions.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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To make Burns more compliant, Nixon aides planted untrue stories about Burns’ wanting a big salary increase while other wages had been frozen.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Their goal was to handle all of shopping—from research to payment.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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But there is a drastic difference in the dollar amount of payments beneficiaries may receive depending on their start date.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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