live from paycheck to paycheck

A form of live paycheck to paycheck — To have the entirety of one's earnings consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; to make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.

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Meanings

verblive from paycheck to paycheck (third-person singular simple present lives from paycheck to paycheck, present participle living from paycheck to paycheck, simple past and past participle lived from paycheck to paycheck)

present singular third person lives from paycheck to paycheck · participle present living from paycheck to paycheck · participle past lived from paycheck to paycheck · past lived from paycheck to paycheck

  1. alternativeAlternative form of live paycheck to paycheck.
Cite this entry
APA

live from paycheck to paycheck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20from%20paycheck%20to%20paycheck

MLA

“live from paycheck to paycheck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20from%20paycheck%20to%20paycheck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live from paycheck to paycheck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20from%20paycheck%20to%20paycheck.

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