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BNC: 37537 COCA: 20192

alimony

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
alimony /ˈæləˌmoʊni/ Brit /ˈæləməni/ noun
alimony
/ˈæləˌmoʊni/ Brit /ˈæləməni/
noun
Learner's definition of ALIMONY
[noncount]
: money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to a former wife or husband after a divorce(法院判定夫妻离婚后一方定期支付给另一方的)生活费
BNC: 37537 COCA: 20192

alimony

noun

al·​i·​mo·​ny ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē How to pronounce alimony (audio)
plural alimonies
1
: an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
2
: the means of living : maintenance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Kentucky prenups function the same as Ohio prenups and cover finances, property, alimony and insurance. Sean Scott, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2022 Getty paid just reasonable alimony and child support. James Reginato, Town & Country, 5 July 2022 Her daughter had successfully sued her former husband for alimony and child care payments but the police never enforced the court order and a judge helped falsify documents to overturn the ruling. New York Times, 31 May 2022 The bill concerning alimony, an issue that lawmakers have fought over for years, would have eliminated payments for some and limited them for others. Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2022 Harris ruled in 2018 that a court could cut off alimony payments if the recipient lives with someone else, Fox 13 reported. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 May 2022 Bembenek was convicted in 1982 of fatally shooting Christine after complaining about the alimony Schultz had to pay. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 May 2022 Despite how complicated things have become online, both are in agreement that neither party will seek alimony. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Mar. 2022 The story follows a down-on-his-luck chef who cooks up a crazy scheme to marry off his ex-wife in an attempt to avoid his substantial alimony obligations. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin alimōnia, going back to Latin, "food, nourishment, nurture, upbringing," from alere "to nurse, supply with nutrition, support, maintain" + -mōnia, suffix of abstract nouns (going back to the Indo-European noun-forming suffix *-mĕ̄n-/*-mŏ̄n- + the abstract noun formative *-i-) — more at old entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of alimony was circa 1613
BNC: 37537 COCA: 20192

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