Definition of Alimony

payment paid to one’s former spouse to support their living

Examples of Alimony in a sentence

Alimony payments were made from the wealthy ex-husband to his bitter ex-wife.  🔊

The judge ordered the rich woman to pay alimony to her ex-husband as a way to keep up the lifestyle he had grown accustomed to living.  🔊

Without alimony payments, there is no way the newly divorced woman will be able to continue living in her expensive home.  🔊

Alimony payments will stop next month since the woman has remarried and doesn’t need support from her ex-husband any longer.  🔊

Constantly arguing about who should give money to who, the divorcing couple couldn’t agree on Alimony payments.  🔊

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