alimony
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al·i·mo·ny 
[al-uh-moh-nee] Pronunciation Key
[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. |
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| al·i·mo·ny
(āl'ə-mō'nē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. al·i·mo·nies
[Latin alimōnia, sustenance, from alere, to nourish; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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alimony
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| alimony | |
noun | |
| court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated |
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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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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 maintenancealimony to their illegitimate children —Louisiana Civil Code>
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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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