Pay and Paycheck

Pay

Pay noun - The money paid regularly to a person for labor or services.
Usage example: it's difficult to support two children on her pay

Paycheck and pay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paycheck" instead a noun "Pay".

Nearby Words: payment, paid, paying, payable, payout

Paycheck

Paycheck noun - The money paid regularly to a person for labor or services.
Usage example: almost half of her paycheck goes to child care and transportation expenses
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Pay and paycheck are semantically related. You can use "Pay" instead the word "Paycheck" as a noun or a verb.
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