Word forms: plural pay chequesregional note: in AM, use paycheck
countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Your pay cheque is a piece of paper that your employer gives you as your wages or salary, and which you can then cash at a bank. You can also use pay cheque as a way of referring to your wages or salary.
They've worked for about two weeks without a paycheck.
pay cheque in British English
British or pay check US (peɪ tʃek)
noun
wages or salary
They've worked for about two weeks without a pay cheque.
Examples of 'pay cheque' in a sentence
pay cheque
She used her first pay cheque to repay them for her school fees.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
League who sends the bulk of his pay cheque back to his native country.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It also promises a pay cheque, something that social media does not deliver.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In part it is my pride, but they are also just one pay cheque from joining me here.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Sometimes my job is so much fun that I feel guilty about cashing the pay cheque.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Clearly expecting a long stay, he instructed his wife to cash his pay cheques and pay the rent, but to save as much as possible.