- al|i|mo|ny
- al|i|mo|ny «AL uh MOH nee», noun.1. a) a fixed sum of money paid regularly under orders from a court to a woman or man for support of the spouse, or former spouse.2. supply of the means of living; maintenance.╂[< Latin alimōnia sustenance < alere nourish]Usage In the United States, alimony is paid after a divorce, or after a legal separation, or until a decision is reached by the court. In Eglish law, alimony is ordered during the course of a suit for separation or divorce or following a judicial separation; following divorce the term is maintenance, though in popular British use alimony covers it also.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.