"alimony" meaning in All languages combined

See alimony on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/ [UK], /ˈæ.lɪ.moʊ.ni/ [US] Audio: en-us-alimony.ogg [US] Forms: alimony [singular], alimonies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=alimonies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An alimony is an amount of money that a court requires a divorced person to pay regularly to the person they used to be married to.
    Sense id: simple-alimony-en-noun-KSioAB51 Categories (other): Law
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