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
Social Security, which dates to the 1930s and former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal social programs, uses funds collected from workers' paychecks to pay small monthly benefit checks to retirees, disabled Americans and others.
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Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Seeing their commitment to principles over paychecks inspired me to want to live the same way.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Taurasi's largest single-season paychecks came from overseas clubs—primarily in Russia, where top women's basketball talent can earn substantially more than in the WNBA.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Use this time to reassess your goals, passions, and what fulfillment looks like beyond a paycheck.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Seeing their commitment to principles over paychecks inspired me to want to live the same way.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Taurasi's largest single-season paychecks came from overseas clubs—primarily in Russia, where top women's basketball talent can earn substantially more than in the WNBA.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Use this time to reassess your goals, passions, and what fulfillment looks like beyond a paycheck.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paycheck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
Noun
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After the Samuel trade, the Niners have roughly $30 million in practical salary cap space.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even doctors who are paid a salary are often expected to meet certain RVU goals, and are paid bonuses for exceeding them.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is despite average wage increases in the US of 30% since 2023 and entry-level pay rising 12%.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Contributing to the rise in poverty, the costs of five basic necessities — food, shelter, utilities, clothing and telephone and internet — outpaced wage increases and inflation in 2023, according to the report.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In essence, the US government books cash that comes in via tax receipts as revenues ($4.9 trillion in 2024) and cash outlays for defense needs, social security payments and medical bills today as expenses ($7.4 trillion in 2024).—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In California, the maximum monthly payment for independent singles is $1,206.94, while independent couples and people with disabilities get up to $2,057 a month, the federal agency said.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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