paycheck

noun

pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek How to pronounce paycheck (audio)
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1
: a check in payment of wages or salary
2
: wages, salary

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I went to the office to pick up my paycheck. Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.
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Weaver says his biggest paycheck until then was about $80,000, for playing a young Michael Jackson. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Behind those numbers are paychecks, families, local businesses and a Nebraska community changed by one major employer’s decision. — Jesse E. Stanley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 These mainstage level artists aren’t coming for the paycheck. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 Not only have household budgets spent the last several years absorbing higher prices, but today's high rates mean that credit card balances and other monthly obligations are likely claiming a larger share of each paycheck, too. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paycheck

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First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of paycheck was in 1899

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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paycheck. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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paycheck

noun
pay·​check ˈpā-ˌchek How to pronounce paycheck (audio)
: a check in payment of wages or salary
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