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
The author got a $10.5 million paycheck for it in 2023.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
During his commentary on the ball, Lemon highlighted tweets and social media posts wondering what changed for Snoop Dogg besides a paycheck.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Hanah Glimpse, who worked as an assistant stage manager at Jingle, was among those to receive about a quarter of her outstanding $800 paycheck.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Consumers shouldn’t have to accept their paychecks, holiday cards and medications being stolen by crooked clerks and carriers.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for paycheck 
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
During his commentary on the ball, Lemon highlighted tweets and social media posts wondering what changed for Snoop Dogg besides a paycheck.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Hanah Glimpse, who worked as an assistant stage manager at Jingle, was among those to receive about a quarter of her outstanding $800 paycheck.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Consumers shouldn’t have to accept their paychecks, holiday cards and medications being stolen by crooked clerks and carriers.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for paycheck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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International competition must force the league to be better, teams to invest more and salary caps and transfer fee limits to be raised.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The amenities, in addition to Unrivaled’s competitive salary and players’ ownership stake, is likely why the league already signed the likes of college superstars Flau’jae Johnson and Paige Bueckers as well as have plans to travel in subsequent seasons.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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About 95% of American workers say their wages have not kept up with the rising cost of living, according to a report by job and career site Monster.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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For some households, wages are rising faster than inflation.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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But that’s not what’s happening here; Trump is seeking a full withdrawal and a halt to all payments, which will put an appreciable dent in the agency’s budget.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Indiana House Bill 1448, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses issues with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 session.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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