1) Bank check 2) Check 3) Cheque 4) Payroll check 5) Salary, figuratively 6) Short story by Philip K Dick 7) Wages 8) Well-earned handout 1) Salary 2) Wages 
A paycheck, also spelt pay cheque, is traditionally a paper document (a cheque) issued by an employer to pay an employee for services rendered. In recent times, the physical paycheck has been increasingly replaced by electronic direct deposits to the employee`s designated bank account or loaded onto a payroll card. Employees may still receive a p....[collection] Paycheck is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Although the collection appears with a 2003 copyright, it was first published by Gollancz in February, 2004. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines Imagination, Startling Stories, Amazing Stories, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Galaxy ...
[n] - a check issued in payment of wages or salary
payroll check noun a check issued in payment of wages or salary