alimony
noun
al·i·mo·ny ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē 
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
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
Kids Definition
alimony
noun
al·i·mo·ny ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē
: money for living expenses paid regularly by one spouse to another after their legal separation or divorce
Legal Definition
alimony
noun
al·i·mo·ny ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē
1
: an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support
— alimony in gross
: lump sum alimony in this entry
— alimony pendente lite \\ -pen-ˈden-tē-ˈlī-ˌtē, -pen-ˈden-tā-ˈlē-tā \\
: alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit
called also temporary alimony
— lump sum alimony
: alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change
called also alimony in gross
— permanent alimony
: alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee's remarriage)
— temporary alimony
: alimony pendente lite in this entry
2
: means of living, support, or maintenance
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