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spouse

(spaʊs)
Word forms: plural spouses
countable noun
Someone's spouse is the person they are married to.
Synonyms: partner, mate, husband or wife, companion More Synonyms of spouse

spouse in British English

noun (spaʊs, spaʊz)
1. 
a person's partner in marriage
▶ Related adjective: spousal
verb (spaʊz, spaʊs)
2. (transitive) obsolete
to marry
Word origin
C12: from Old French spus (masculine), spuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus, sponsa betrothed man or woman, from spondēre to promise solemnly

spouse in American English

(spaʊs; also, esp. for vt., spaʊz)
noun
1. 
a partner in marriage; (one's) husband or wife
verb transitiveWord forms: spoused or ˈspousing
2.  Archaic
to marry; wed
Word origin
ME spus < OFr espous < L sponsus, betrothed, pp. of spondere: see sponsor

spouse in Insurance

(spaʊs)
Word forms: (regular plural) spouses
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance)
Your spouse is your husband or wife.
The insured persons in property and casualty policies may include residents of theinsured's household, such as spouse and children.
If your spouse is significantly younger than you, the payout for a joint survivorship policy issignificantly less than for an individual annuity.
Your spouse is your husband or wife.

Examples of 'spouse' in a sentence
spouse

Will either become a better parent and spouse?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is generally considered better manners if the spouse is the person who writes.
The Sun (2014)
All that you have thought to be true about your marriage and your spouse is now dead.
Christianity Today (2000)
Very often the visitor will be a spouse or partner.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
The natural parent and new spouse are entering into a partnership.
Steinberg, Laurence & Levine, Ann You and Your Adolescent: A Parents' Guide for Ages 10 to 20 (1990)
This is known as spouse or civil partner exemption.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All staff and spouses were given the option of going or staying.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Parents and spouses bring us chicken soup and read to us.
Siegel, Bernie S. (MD) Love, Medicine and Miracles (1990)
The incentives are paid to people such as former spouses and unhappy employees who have inside knowledge about tax cheats.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You can choose an annuity for yourself only or one that will also pay your spouse or partner on your death.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Followers had marry a spouse picked by him, often a mass wedding.
The Sun (2013)
At least 63% report problems in their marriages as spouses resent them caring for their parents.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The question of whether the suspect was a spouse, partner or close relative has been removed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's no good expecting to offload any inconvenient parenting on the other person if one spouse is just as ambitious as the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But it will depend on how long you live, the age at which you die, and whether your spouse survives you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
spouse

British English: spouse /spaʊs/ NOUN
Someone's spouse is the person they are married to.
You and your spouse must both sign the contract.
  • American English: spouse
  • Arabic: زَوْج
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cônjuge
  • Chinese: 配偶
  • Croatian: supružnik
  • Czech: choť
  • Danish: ægtefælle
  • Dutch: echtgenoot
  • European Spanish: cónyuge
  • Finnish: puoliso
  • French: époux
  • German: Gatte
  • Greek: σύζυγος
  • Italian: consorte
  • Japanese: 配偶者
  • Korean: 배우자
  • Norwegian: ektefelle
  • Polish: małżonek
  • European Portuguese: cônjuge
  • Romanian: soț
  • Russian: супруг
  • Latin American Spanish: cónyuge
  • Swedish: maka/make
  • Thai: สามีหรือภรรยา
  • Turkish: eş karıkoca
  • Ukrainian: чоловік
  • Vietnamese: chồng

Chinese translation of 'spouse'

spouse

(spaus)

n (c)

  1. 配偶 (pèi'ǒu) (位, wèi)
(noun) 
Definition
a person's partner in marriage
living with someone other than a spouse
Synonyms
partner
His partner has been an important source of support.
mate
We found our ideal mates in one another.
husband or wife
companion
He has been her constant companion for the last six years.
consort
Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert
significant other (informal, mainly US)
better half (humorous)
her indoors (British, slang)
helpmate
bidie-in (Scottish)
squeeze (informal)

related words

related adjective spousal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of companion
Definition
a person who associates with or accompanies someone
He has been her constant companion for the last six years.
Synonyms
friend,
partner,
ally,
colleague,
associate,
mate (informal),
gossip (archaic),
buddy (informal),
comrade,
accomplice,
crony,
confederate,
plus-one (informal),
consort,
main man (slang, US),
homeboy (slang, US),
cobber (Australian, New Zealand, old-fashioned, informal)
in the sense of consort
Definition
a husband or wife of a reigning monarch
Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert
Synonyms
spouse,
wife,
husband,
partner,
associate,
fellow,
squeeze (informal),
companion,
significant other,
bidie-in (Scottish),
wahine (New Zealand),
wifey (informal),
hubby (informal)
in the sense of helpmate
Definition
a companion and helper, esp. a husband or wife
Synonyms
partner,
support,
wife,
husband,
associate,
assistant,
squeeze (informal),
companion,
spouse,
helper,
consort,
significant other (informal, US),
helpmeet,
bidie-in (Scottish)

Synonyms of 'spouse'

spouse

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of mate
Definition
a marriage partner
We found our ideal mates in one another.
Synonyms
partner,
lover,
companion,
spouse,
squeeze (informal),
consort,
significant other (informal, US),
better half (humorous),
helpmeet,
husband or wife,
bidie-in (Scottish),
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