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
Pay in 4: Gives customers the ability to pay in four equal interest-free installments
Pay Later: Gives customers the ability to defer payments to a more convenient time, such as a date that aligns with their paycheck schedules.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The actress and producer later opened up on Call Her Daddy about the disparity between her and Dempsey's paychecks from the get-go.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The subsequent three, monthly paychecks are then issued on November 1, December 1, and January 1 of the following year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
That raise-to-inflation shortfall meant the buying power of the typical Inland Empire paycheck decreased by 5.6% in four years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The actress and producer later opened up on Call Her Daddy about the disparity between her and Dempsey's paychecks from the get-go.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The subsequent three, monthly paychecks are then issued on November 1, December 1, and January 1 of the following year.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
That raise-to-inflation shortfall meant the buying power of the typical Inland Empire paycheck decreased by 5.6% in four years.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chelsea do not disclose their wage bill but their total expenses in 2022-23 (£13.1m) were nearly double United’s from the same year (£7.1m).—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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For example, Illinois sets required wage rates local governments have to pay for public works projects—a mandate that takes away local control, significantly inflates costs and limits the ability to stretch taxpayer dollars.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Per Report Social Security Changes Position On Controversial Phone Service Cuts Interesting factoid #2: The first monthly Social Security payment was issued on January 31, 1940 to Ida May Fuller of Vermont, who had paid $24.75 into the system in 1937, 1938, and 1939.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The proposal includes the potential for another $1 million to be paid out if the Jaguars play in Orlando and make the playoffs – each home playoff game boosting the payment by $500,000.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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