lives 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of live paycheck to paycheck
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: lives paycheck to paycheck on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.