paycheck
n.the money you earn from your job, usually paid every week or month. It can be a physical piece of paper or a direct payment into your bank account.
n.a check or electronic transfer issued to an employee for services rendered. Often used metonymically to refer to the total amount of one's salary or wages.
“I get my paycheck on the last Friday of every month.”
“After working overtime for two weeks, she was happy to see a much larger paycheck than usual.”
“Many young professionals in the city find it difficult to save money, as high rent costs often consume more than half of their monthly paycheck.”
Commonly used in American English; 'payslip' or 'salary' are more frequent in British English.
From pay (“wages or salary”) + check (“means of payment”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.