noun
paycheck; pay cheque
A cheque issued by an employer to pay an employee's salary. This is a formal compound noun; in everyday conversation, 給料 or 給与 is more common.
月末に給料支払小切手を受け取った。
I received my paycheck at the end of the month.
Compound of 給料 (salary) + 支払 (payment) + 小切手 (cheque). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a transparent combination of its parts.