divorce bill

Definitions

1. Money agreed in settlement of a divorce.
2. The payment to be given to the EU on the UK's exit of the European Union, estimated at around £39bn.
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Examples

“The former British wife of a Russian billionaire, who was ordered to pay⟳ a 453 million pound ($572 million) divorce bill, has claimed the first sliver of the award after seizing and selling a helicopter, her advisers said on Thursday.”

“In part, this is because it is impossible to know⟳ what the UK’s divorce bill will be until the EU knows what the relationship looks likes after 2019: if the UK seeks to stay⟳ as a paying member within some programmes, for example, that would reduce⟳ the bill.”

“Theresa May has told MPs the UK could withhold⟳ payment of its £39bn Brexit "divorce bill" if a deal⟳ is not reached with Brussels.”

“The Brexit party revealed plans today to slash the foreign aid budget and withhold⟳ the £39billion so-called 'divorce bill' from the EU if it takes power.”

“The UK's Brexit divorce bill could soar to £42.5 billion after the Treasury increased its estimate⟳ of the payments owed to the European Union by more than £5 billion.”

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