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pay cheque
UK (US paycheck) noun [C] (UK also pay packet, US also payroll check) FINANCEDefinition
› HR a cheque that you are given by your employer as your pay: She hopes that when she receives her first pay cheque she will be able to repay the money she borrowed from the bank.
› the amount of money that a person earns, usually each month: The borrower cannot afford $580 out of his $750 paycheck.
(Definition of pay cheque noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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