Alimony

Definitions

1. A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
   countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
2. Nourishment, sustenance, especially for one's spirit.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

25 more languages

العربيةالنّفقةنفقة

Bosanskialimentacija

Catalàpensió

Češtinaalimentyvýživné

Cymraegalimoni

Danskhustrubidrag

Ελληνικάδιατροφήτροφεία

Esperantoalimentonutramono

Suomielantoelatuselatusapulapsenruokkoruokkotoimeentulo+ 3 more

Gaeilgeailiúnas

हिन्दीसंभरण

Hrvatskialimentacija

Italianoalimenti

日本語扶養料

Latinaalimōnia

Nederlandsalimentatiealimentatiegelddagelijks broodlevensonderhoudonderhoud+ 2 more

Polskialimentacyjnyalimentarnyalimenty

Portuguêspensãopensão alimentícia

Românăpensie alimentarăpensie de întreținere

Русскийалиментысредства к существованию

Српскиalimentacija

Svenskaunderhållunderhållsbidrag

ไทยค่าอุปการะเลี้ยงดู

Türkçenafaka

Українськааліменти

Examples

“In that case he has to pay⟳ her alimony even if there are no children, and if she is one of those smart ones, interested in nothing but a good living and independence, she is set⟳ for life.”

“Who won, huh? Nobody. Used to be sex was the only free thing, No longer. Alimony… palimony… it's all financial. Love⟳ is an illusion.”

“Audball's latest pickup didn't seem to care where they were, or anything at all about alimony, palimony, or child support⟳ […]”

“[…]while we eate the bread of sorrow, drinking the wine of compunction, wee hunger and thirst after heauenly things, and shall be comforted. This is the constant alimonie of the righteous, at dinner and supper, in life and death[…]”

“[…]What marvell if our corne faile us, when wee faile God in the good employment of our corne?[…]So that drunkennesse, gluttony, fraud, covetisme, the unworthy receiving, or not receiving of the Sacraments, and a million more are all in cause, why God denies this fruitfull alimonie, which formerlie he gave. And doe we then aske what is the cause? when as our sinnes so superabundant are.”

“[…]having the advantage of this strange way of alimony, he sold his allowance of provant at great rates;[…]”

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