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pay check vs pay cheque

Both 'pay check' and 'pay cheque' are correct, but the usage depends on the English variant. 'Pay check' is commonly used in American English, while 'pay cheque' is more common in British English and other Commonwealth countries.

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 719 views

pay check

This phrase is correct in American English.

'Pay check' is the correct term in American English to refer to a check received as payment for work done.
  • - Fine, then you get no pay check.
  • I don't know, maybe, it's where I pickup my pay check.
  • And I can bet a pay check, I look better in leathers.
  • It does. I bought it with my first pay check for some TV work that I got while I was at university.
  • It's really late but, because of that pay check, they can't go home.
  • You can pay me back on your first pay check.
  • Here, I got my first pay check.
  • And then you're going to go home tomorrow and make more money than you've ever made in your life, and I'm going to go home without a pay check.
  • All the doctor wants is a pay check.
  • Since Miss Witham was a victim of theft... my only choice is to dock the cost of that perfume from your pay check.
  • You have enough to pay check, right?
  • As it happens, I'm expecting a rather large pay check. What?
  • Then you're going to go home tomorrow and make more money than you've ever made in your life and I'm going to go home without a pay check.
  • A Deposit Schedule is for money coming into your account, such as a pay check.
  • They were living, you know, day to day, pay check to pay check, and unfortunately, that ran out

Alternatives:

  • paycheck

pay cheque

This phrase is correct in British English and other Commonwealth countries.

'Pay cheque' is the correct term in British English and other Commonwealth countries to refer to a cheque received as payment for work done.
  • First pay cheque, I almost fell over.
  • My mother doesn't know that's my last pay cheque.
  • We'll forward your last pay cheque to the address on file.
  • Right now I'm a man without a pay cheque.
  • First pay cheque, I almost fell over.
  • He was sharing his pay cheque?
  • We'll send you your last pay cheque, and we'll include today.
  • I even cleared her last pay cheque.
  • I sent my assistant down to his apartment with his last pay cheque.
  • Somebody probably jumped, didn't get their pay cheque.
  • Agarwal Sweets people promised to pay cheque, right?
  • I'm docking your pay cheque.
  • That are necessary for that all to important pay cheque.

Alternatives:

  • paycheck

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