alimony
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++al·i·mo·ny /ˈæləməni $ -moʊni/ noun [uncountable] MONEYmoney that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after their marriage has ended 〔法院判定离婚一方须向另一方定期支付的〕赡养费 → maintenance
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alimony• Brenda has been swindled out of her alimony by greedy, unscrupulous Morty, a discount electronics magnate.• His alimony amounts to around one thousand dollars a month.• These days love is marriage and its compensation is alimony or success.• If you pay it, alimony is tax deductible.• Because Jean had given up a career to support her husband's career, the court ordered him to pay alimony.• Lissa, his ex-wife, wanted him found and substantial alimony coughed up.From Longman Business Dictionaryalimonyal‧i‧mo‧ny /ˈæləməni-moʊni/ noun [uncountable] LAWmoney that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after their marriage has endedAccording to the IRS, alimony payments are taxable to the recipient in the year received. → compare maintenanceOrigin alimony (1600-1700) Latin alimonia “supply of things needed to live”, from alere; → ALIMENTARY CANALal·i·mo·ny nounChineseSyllable
regularly money to their that Business a Corpus someone court to pay orders
alimony
al‧i‧mo‧ny /ˈæləməni, ˈælɪməni $ -moʊni/
noun [uncountable]
al‧i‧mo‧ny /ˈæləməni, ˈælɪməni $ -moʊni/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: alimonia 'supply of things needed to live', from alere; ⇨ alimentary canal
money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after their marriage has ended ⇨ maintenance
Language: Latin
Origin: alimonia 'supply of things needed to live', from alere; ⇨ alimentary canal
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