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alimony
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
alimony
(noun)
alimony
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ˈ
æləˌmoʊni/
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ˈ
æləməni/
noun
alimony
/
ˈ
æləˌmoʊni/
Brit
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ˈ
æləməni/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ALIMONY
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noncount
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:
money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to a former wife or husband after a divorce
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