payroll check

Thân thiện

The employee receives her payroll check on Friday afternoon.

Definition

Noun: A physical or digital document issued by an employer to an employee as payment for wages or salary earned during a specific pay period. It represents the amount due after deductions for taxes, insurance, and other withholdings.

Usage

This term refers specifically to the payment instrument given to an employee. It is commonly used in contexts of employment, finance, and human resources.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To live paycheck to paycheck": An idiom describing a situation where a person uses their entire paycheck to cover living expenses, with no money left for savings.
  • After the rent increase, many families are living paycheck to paycheck.

Variants and Related Words

• Paycheck (noun): A more common, informal synonym for "payroll check."
  • I get my paycheck every other Friday.
• Pay stub (noun): The detachable part of a payroll check that details earnings and deductions.
  • Always review your pay stub for accuracy.

Synonyms

• Salary check
• Wage check
• Paycheck

Related Phrases

• Direct deposit: An electronic transfer of a payroll payment directly into an employee's bank account, often replacing a physical check.
  • Most companies now use direct deposit instead of issuing paper checks.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a check issued in payment of wages or salary

Từ đồng nghĩa

• paycheck