Getting Paid Vocabulary Quiz

1. A sheet for recording the time of arrival and departure and summarizing the amount of time spent on each job during a pay period.

• Deposit
• Timesheet
• Bank

2. A financial institution licensed to receive deposits and hold onto people’s money until they are ready to withdraw it.

• Bank
• Paycheck
• Overtime

3. Wages paid to an employee in the form of a written check or direct deposit to the employee's bank account.

• Timesheet
• Bank
• Paycheck

4. To record the time you arrive at work, take breaks, and leave work on a special machine.

• Bank
• Clock in/out
• Paycheck

5. To place money or a paycheck into a bank account for safe keeping.

• Deposit
• Paycheck
• Clock in/out

6. A period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off from his/her job to rest or eat.

• Overtime
• Deposit
• Lunch Break

7. A fixed monthly or biweekly payment made to an employee, often expressed as an annual sum in a contract with employment expectations.

• Timesheet
• Salary
• Comission

8. Time worked in addition to regular scheduled hours, and money earned for these hours are at an increased rate.

• Overtime
• Salary
• Lunch Break

9. A sum of money paid to an employee for every sale made or service performed, sometimes in addition to an hourly wage.

• Hourly
• Comission
• Overtime

10. A rate an employer agrees to pay an employee per hour worked.

• Hourly
• Overtime
• Comission