paycheck
pay chek
- n a check issued in payment of wages or salary
- He lives paycheck to paycheck and often has nothing left over at the end of each week.
- For every one of them, the decision to confront the higher-ups meant jeopardizing a paycheck their families truly depended on.
- Says that she lives paycheck to paycheck; has no expectation of ever getting any restitution from Goodyear Tire.