payroll deduction
noun
: money earned but not included in a paycheck because it is used to pay the employee's taxes, insurance costs, etc.
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The increases are paid via the state disability insurance plan, which is funded by a 1.2% payroll deduction tax withheld from workers’ paychecks.
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
If anything, plans that invest in index funds provide market stability as employees buy more of them with each paycheck, buoying the market with every automatic 401(k) payroll deduction.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Workers can donate through payroll deduction, fund their giving with a credit card donation, or do both.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Businesses can establish payroll deduction programs for employees, donate a portion of sales for a product or encourage customers to participate in fundraising campaigns.
—Rita Soronen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
These programs generally require employers who don’t offer a workplace retirement plan to automatically enroll workers into the state plan and facilitate payroll deduction.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Eligible employees can contribute money toward retirement, typically through a payroll deduction.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
District officials did not confirm whether that mistake was related to its use of the new payroll deduction system.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023
Arizona, however, is apparently the only team that will charge players for dinners via a payroll deduction.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
If anything, plans that invest in index funds provide market stability as employees buy more of them with each paycheck, buoying the market with every automatic 401(k) payroll deduction.
—Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Workers can donate through payroll deduction, fund their giving with a credit card donation, or do both.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Businesses can establish payroll deduction programs for employees, donate a portion of sales for a product or encourage customers to participate in fundraising campaigns.
—Rita Soronen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
These programs generally require employers who don’t offer a workplace retirement plan to automatically enroll workers into the state plan and facilitate payroll deduction.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Eligible employees can contribute money toward retirement, typically through a payroll deduction.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
District officials did not confirm whether that mistake was related to its use of the new payroll deduction system.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023
Arizona, however, is apparently the only team that will charge players for dinners via a payroll deduction.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Payroll deduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payroll%20deduction. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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