alimony

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.moʊ.ni/

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Noun

Singular alimony

Plural alimonies

1. (countable & uncountable) (law) An alimony is an amount of money that a court requires a divorced person to pay regularly to the person they used to be married to.