as in salaries
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 paychecks
Under the new plan, paychecks will go out weekly instead of twice a month, with the first quarterly payout hitting this fall.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Instead, families are paying more for everything from groceries to gas while their paychecks fall behind.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump will now apparently do a similar end-run around Congress to pay other DHS staff like the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, most of whom have worked without paychecks since mid-February when the shutdown started.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the record-long partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Currently, most baristas receive their paychecks every other week, depending on local labor laws.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Travelers often experienced hours-long lines through TSA during March, as hundreds of agents quit or called out of work while not receiving paychecks.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Nothing can get in the way of deportations, so ICE personnel and their paychecks are protected.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
This comes as travelers face long lines at the airport due to the partial government shutdown, which continues to halt paychecks for TSA workers.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Instead, families are paying more for everything from groceries to gas while their paychecks fall behind.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Trump will now apparently do a similar end-run around Congress to pay other DHS staff like the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, most of whom have worked without paychecks since mid-February when the shutdown started.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the record-long partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Currently, most baristas receive their paychecks every other week, depending on local labor laws.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
Travelers often experienced hours-long lines through TSA during March, as hundreds of agents quit or called out of work while not receiving paychecks.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Nothing can get in the way of deportations, so ICE personnel and their paychecks are protected.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
This comes as travelers face long lines at the airport due to the partial government shutdown, which continues to halt paychecks for TSA workers.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paychecks
Noun
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Santa Clara’s salaries for sheriff, medical examiner, county assessor, budget director and head of IT were also all higher than Mecklenburg’s as of 2024.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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If salaries alone are any indication, demand for the best of the best talent has never been higher.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While bonds are used to pay for projects, governments typically use tax levies to pay for operating expenses like wages, health care or utilities.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The unions have been negotiating with the district for more than a year over wages, staffing levels and working conditions.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Miami-Dade’s then-program administrator, Cristina Reboredo Leon, streamlined the process by having the Alliance for Aging — a county program that oversees such payments — expedite the monthly subsidies.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The recommendations represent adjustments to the second year of the two-year budget for a wide variety of state expenses that range from the salaries of Superior Court judges to Medicaid payments for elderly nursing home patients.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Paychecks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paychecks. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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