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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
al·i·mo·ny       [al-uh-moh-nee] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.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.
2.supply of the means of living; maintenance.

[Origin: 1645–55; < L alimōnia nourishment, sustenance, deriv. of alimōn- (s. of alimō), equiv. to ali- (see aliment) + -mōn- action n. suffix parallel to -mentum -ment]

al·i·mo·nied, adjective
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
al·i·mo·ny       (āl'ə-mō'nē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. al·i·mo·nies
  1. Law An allowance for support made under court order to a divorced person by the former spouse, usually the chief provider during the marriage. Alimony may also be granted without a divorce, as between legally separated persons.
  2. A means of livelihood; maintenance.


[Latin alimōnia, sustenance, from alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
alimony 
1655, from L. alimonia "food, support, nourishment, sustenance," from alere "to nourish" (see old) + -monia suffix signifying action, state, condition. Derived form palimony coined 1979.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
alimony

noun
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated 

Investopedia - Cite This Source - Share This

Alimony

Payments made to a spouse or former spouse under a separation or divorce agreement.

Investopedia Commentary

For the receiver, payments are considered taxable income for the payer, they are a deductible expense.

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See also: Deduction, Income, Income Tax

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: al·i·mo·ny
Pronunciation: 'a-l&-"mO-nE
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish
1 : an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce —compare CHILD SUPPORT
alimony in gross
: LUMP SUM ALIMONY in this entry
alimony pen·den·te li·te
/-pen-'den-tE-'lI-"tE, -pen-'den-tA-'lE-tA/
: alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary alimony
lump sum alimony
: alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change called also alimony in gross
per·ma·nent alimony
: alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee's remarriage)
tem·po·rary alimony
: ALIMONY PENDENTE LITE in this entry
2 : means of living, support, or maintenance alimony to their illegitimate children —Louisiana Civil Code>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Alimony

Al"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]

1. Maintenance; means of living.

2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. --Wharton. Burrill.

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