单词 | alimony |
释义 | alimony (ælɪməni , US -moʊni ) uncountable noun 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. A great deal of Jeff's money went in alimony to his three former wives. Synonyms: maintenance, keep, support, allowance Collocations: alimony payments A pastor friend once learned that money from the benevolent fund was going to make alimony payments for one of the church members. Christianity Today In 2001, she filed a lawsuit seeking larger alimony payments. Times, Sunday Times She would be paid 100 a month, disguised as alimony payments from her ex-husband. Times, Sunday Times The charges were brought against him a result of his missed alimony payments but in the military trial he was acquitted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other examples of income listed in section 61 include interest and dividends, rent, royalty payments, alimony payments; life insurance, pensions, and inheritances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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