child support
noun /ˈtʃaɪld səpɔːt/
/ˈtʃaɪld səpɔːrt/
(British English also child maintenance)
[uncountable]- money that a parent must pay regularly to help support their child, when the child is no longer living with that parent
- After they divorced, he refused to pay child support.
- He was ordered to pay his ex-wife $1 000 in child support each month for his sons.