steady paycheck
idiom
: income from a job that lasts or continues for a period of time in a dependable way
When I was in college, I earned my first steady paycheck as a waitress.
Examples of steady paycheck in a Sentence
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Filomena, a local woman Alma hires to watch over the cemetery, finds solace in a steady paycheck and her unusual workplace.
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Marcela Davison Avilés, NPR, 15 May 2024
Life is a bit easier with a steady paycheck and without the constant fear your startup might go bust.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 May 2024
These days, members cannot even count on a steady paycheck.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
If the startup fails, the steady paycheck at a bank seems reassuring.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
For some, the financial impact of caregiving and the need for a steady paycheck to support their longer, healthier life spans have made traditional retirement impossible.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
In the near future, Teresa is a middle-aged Massachusetts native without a career, a steady paycheck or a corporate teleology.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
But even with a steady paycheck from White Horse, Mars still couldn’t afford his own place and had to crash on the floor of an apartment Clay shared with White Horse drummer Jack Valentine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023
Now, there’s nothing wrong with accurately informing potential recruits about the G.I. Bill’s educational benefit, the promise of a steady paycheck, or TriCare health insurance for dependents.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Aug. 2022
Marcela Davison Avilés, NPR, 15 May 2024
Life is a bit easier with a steady paycheck and without the constant fear your startup might go bust.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 May 2024
These days, members cannot even count on a steady paycheck.
—Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
If the startup fails, the steady paycheck at a bank seems reassuring.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
For some, the financial impact of caregiving and the need for a steady paycheck to support their longer, healthier life spans have made traditional retirement impossible.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
In the near future, Teresa is a middle-aged Massachusetts native without a career, a steady paycheck or a corporate teleology.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
But even with a steady paycheck from White Horse, Mars still couldn’t afford his own place and had to crash on the floor of an apartment Clay shared with White Horse drummer Jack Valentine.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023
Now, there’s nothing wrong with accurately informing potential recruits about the G.I. Bill’s educational benefit, the promise of a steady paycheck, or TriCare health insurance for dependents.
—The Editors, National Review, 24 Aug. 2022
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