paycheck
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Synonyms
emolument, hire, packet [British], pay, pay envelope, payment, salary, stipend, wage
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Social Security benefits come from two sources: taxes collected from current workers' paychecks and a trust fund of specially issued U.S. Treasury securities. — Liz Weston, Dallas News, "Believing these myths about Social Security could hurt millennials," 21 Aug. 2019 Premiums for medical and dental are getting deducted from your paycheck every two weeks, and those contributions keep rising. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Private Insurance Can’t Survive Under Kamala Harris’ Healthcare Plan. Here’s Why," 1 Aug. 2019 No cash was exchanged; the haircut was deducted from your paycheck. — Greg Gilbert, The Seattle Times, "In 52 years at The Seattle Times, photographer Greg Gilbert has seen it all. But he wants to see more.," 31 July 2019 Sometimes hours are missing from their paycheck, said Steven Chung, a former waiter who helped organize other workers to report labor violations. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: The workers who make Korean barbecue possible deserve better," 29 July 2019 Since then, the nonprofit hospital system affiliated with the United Methodist Church has doggedly pursued her, adding interest to the debt seven times and garnishing money from her paycheck on 15 occasions. — Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, "The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor," 27 June 2019 Since Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009, though, employees have 180 days from their last discriminatory paycheck to file suit. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "21 Reasons to Wear Red for Equal Pay Day," 2 Apr. 2019 Bonus points if these payments are deducted from your paycheck automatically. — Linda Davis Taylor, SELF, "How to Make a Budget You Can Stick to With the Easy 50/30/20 Rule," 23 Oct. 2018 Making a budget to afford rent and groceries from my increasingly emaciated paycheck. — Nicole Clark, The Cut, "The Video Game That Got Me Through My Long-Distance Relationship," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paycheck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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