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paycheck

US /ˈpeɪˌtʃɛk/

noun Core · B1 Nhân sự

Definition

a check issued in payment of wages or salary

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Employees receive their paycheck on the last day of each month.

Synonyms

  • wagesomething that remunerates
  • salary sliphaving a meaning similar to paycheck

Collocations

  • Easy wait for the monthly paycheck
    to wait for the monthly paycheck, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
  • Medium direct deposit of salary paycheck
    to direct deposit of salary paycheck, meaning to command with authority
  • Hard payroll deductions from gross paycheck
    describing payroll deductions from gross paycheck (a list of employees and their salaries)
  • Very Hard struggle living from paycheck to paycheck
    to struggle living from paycheck to paycheck, meaning to make a strenuous or labored effort

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.