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pay⋅check

[pey-chek]
–noun
1. a bank check given as salary or wages.
2. salary or wages: One can stretch the paycheck only just so far.

Origin:
1900–05; pay 1 + check
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pay·check   (pā'chěk')   
n.  
  1. A check issued to an employee in payment of salary or wages.

  2. Salary or wages: The new appropriations bill could mean a larger paycheck for state employees.

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