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
When the market turns, when deals fall apart, when commissions are delayed, when prospects stop returning calls and when months go by without a paycheck, talent alone does not carry you through.
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Rent is eating up paychecks, pushing families out, and hollowing out our workforce.
—Ana María Archila, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara was content with SCTV, but the show did not provide her with a consistent paycheck.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Iger’s pay consisted of a $1 million base salary, with variable compensation accounting for most of his massive paycheck.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Rent is eating up paychecks, pushing families out, and hollowing out our workforce.
—Ana María Archila, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara was content with SCTV, but the show did not provide her with a consistent paycheck.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Iger’s pay consisted of a $1 million base salary, with variable compensation accounting for most of his massive paycheck.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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That name change also came several months after Adtalem settled lawsuits with both the FTC and the Education Department over charges related to DeVry’s post-graduate job and salary claims.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Real wages fell for 11 consecutive months year-on-year in 2025, and on a yearly basis, real wages have fallen every year since 2022.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company also has some of the lowest employee turnover rates in the retail industry, driven in part by offering wages above its competitors.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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See video … LISTEN Tune in to learn how billions in taxpayer dollars are lost each year to fraud and improper payments—and whether Congress can rein in the waste.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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