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paycheck

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
the amount of money a person is paid monthly, weekly, etc., for their work, or on one occasion for doing a single piece of work:

Examples:

It's easy to go on expensive holidays when you have a paycheck the size of hers.
live paycheck to paycheck About four out of ten households live paycheck to paycheck (= have almost no money left by the time they receive their next paycheck).
The actor usually receives a paycheck of around $5 million a movie.
She saves 20% of her pay check.
2
the cheque or other form of payment used to pay an employee the amount of money they have earned:

Examples:

They were told their final paychecks would be available on Friday.
He sometimes has to go to several places to find someone who will cash his paycheck.
The amount written on his pay check seemed wrong.
3
a check used to pay an employee the amount of money the employee has earned
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