pay stub

noun

A piece of paper provided by an employer to an employee as an indication of payment of wages or salary; it generally includes details such as the amount of tax withheld, and is attached to the payment if by check.

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Meanings

nounpay stub (plural pay stubs)

plural pay stubs · alternative paystub

  1. labourbusinessA piece of paper provided by an employer to an employee as an indication of payment of wages or salary; it generally includes details such as the amount of tax withheld, and is attached to the payment if by check.

    Girl, I can buy yo' ass the world with my paystub

    2017, Kendrick Lamar, Humble

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
payslip
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APA

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

MLA

“pay stub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20stub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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