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payslip

noun (a payslip, payslips) — US pay stub

«payslip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(money) A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off for tax and other things. tree →

In the lessons

In adult life a payslip shows gross pay (before deductions), tax, national insurance or similar, pension, and net pay (take-home pay). Banks ask for payslips before giving a mortgage. In maths lessons pupils may work out net pay: gross pay minus deductions. Phrases: monthly payslip, check your payslip, gross and net pay on a payslip.

Examples

  • Mum checked her payslip to see if her overtime was paid. tree →
  • The payslip showed tax taken off her wages. tree →
  • The bank asked for three payslips. tree →
  • Gross pay 2,000 minus deductions 400 gives net pay 1,600 on the payslip. tree →
  • Dad's first payslip from his new job made him smile. tree →
  • In America it's called a pay stub. tree →

Note

One word (payslip); also written pay slip. Countable. Maths: net pay = gross pay − deductions. US/Canada: pay stub.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payslip/