paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

1

: a check in payment of wages or salary

2

: wages, salary

Synonyms of paycheck

• salary
• wage
• payment

Examples of paycheck in a Sentence

I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.

Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.

Recent Examples on the Web

For decades, employers have controlled when workers get paid—and employees have largely accepted biweekly or monthly paychecks as a fact of working life. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Such deals were rewards for consistently good work, and a rare chance for stability in Hollywood – a monthly salary instead of project-to-project paycheck jumping. — Mike Schur, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Getty Images/iStockphoto Having part of your paycheck or money in your bank account seized for an old debt can create an immediate financial problem. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Fueled by the stock market gains, the incomes of the wealthy increased at a much faster rate than those of rank-and-file workers who receive a paycheck every two weeks. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paycheck

• live paycheck to paycheck
• steady paycheck

Rhymes for paycheck

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck
• check

Kids Definition

paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek 

: a check in payment of wages or salary