Paycheck


[pey-chek] /ˈpeɪˌtʃɛk/

noun
1.
a given as salary or wages.
2.
salary or wages:
One can stretch the paycheck only just so far.
n.

also pay-check, 1894, from pay (n.) + check (n.).

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