alimony (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈæləˌmoʊni/
Definition
Money paid by one spouse to the other after they have divorced or separated.
Examples
The judge ordered him to pay $500 a month in alimony.
She had been receiving alimony for ten years before remarrying.
How to Use alimony
- pay alimony (collocation)
- To give money as alimony. — "The court ordered him to pay alimony for five years."
- receive alimony (collocation)
- To be given money as alimony. — "She was able to live comfortably because she received alimony."
- alimony payments (collocation)
- The regular sums of money paid as alimony. — "The amount of alimony payments was reduced."
- alimony to someone (prepositional phrase)
- Specifies the recipient of the alimony. — "He had to pay alimony to his ex-spouse."
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