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- [al-uh-moh-nee]
- /ˈæl əˌmoʊ ni/
- /ˈæl.ɪ.mə.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-uh-moh-nee]
- /ˈæl əˌmoʊ ni/
Definitions of alimony word
- uncountable noun alimony Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony. 3
- noun alimony (formerly) an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced 3
- noun alimony supply of the means of living; maintenance 3
- noun alimony an allowance that a court orders paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse after a legal separation or divorce or while legal action on this is pending 3
- noun alimony Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending. 1
- noun alimony supply of the means of living; maintenance. 1
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Origin of alimony
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; < Latin alimōnia nourishment, sustenance, derivative of alimōn- (stem of alimō), equivalent to ali- (see aliment) + -mōn- action noun suffix parallel to -mentum -ment
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Parts of speech for Alimony
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alimony popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alimony
noun alimony
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- upkeep — the process or activity of providing an establishment, machine, person, etc., with necessary or proper maintenance, repairs, support, or the like: The machine's faulty operation shows that no one has attended to its upkeep.
- livelihood — a means of supporting one's existence, especially financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer.
- subsistence — the state or fact of subsisting.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
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