paycheck
About 0.65 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
He was delighted after getting his first paycheck, but subsequently blew it all on the horses.
Similar words
payroll check payroll salary payday wage pay payoff cheque chequing sum
Often followed by
to and for is from in was or on
Word family
paychecks
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