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
Meanwhile, the caddie of the runner-up gets 7% of their paycheck, while the rest of the caddies make 5%.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Especially when next year would be the first season that Whitaker as a character would even get a paycheck.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
None of this guarantees an NHL paycheck next year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Especially when next year would be the first season that Whitaker as a character would even get a paycheck.
—Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
None of this guarantees an NHL paycheck next year.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paycheck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paycheck
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The salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million next season with the luxury tax projected as $187.9 million, the first apron projected at $195.9 million and the second apron projected at $207.8 million.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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With a salary cap rising to $95.5 million for 2025-26, the Ducks enter the offseason with what CapWages estimates will be more than $39 million of cap space available for usage.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The government increases this cap annually based on wage increases and inflation.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taxpayers May Only Earn Certain Types Of Income The acceptable forms of income include W-2 wage income, SSA-1099 Social Security Income, 1099-G Unemployment Compensation, 1099-INT Interest Income, and 1099-R Retirement Income.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Without any changes in interest rates or refinancing, that could ultimately amount to the city paying more than $800 million; those make up the bulk of the agreement, with contingent payments also possible.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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These texts have been seen to include links to phishing sites that steal personal or payment details.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paycheck. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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