alimony
noun/ˈæləmoʊni/
Frequency rank: #11,841 most common English word
Meaning
Money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to support their former spouse after a divorce.
Example sentence
After the divorce, the judge ordered him to pay monthly alimony to his former spouse.
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