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alimony

[al-uh-moh-nee] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ ni /


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Alimony may help soothe the pain somewhat, but it’s an unfair sacrifice for the emotional, and potentially financial, devastation.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Alimony, also known as spousal support or maintenance, is typically paid by the higher-earning spouse for a period of time after a divorce.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2018

Week 1194, fake derivations of words: Alimony: from Old English, for “all his money.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2017

Don’t Expect Alimony, about the recent trend of states revisiting their alimony laws.

From Forbes • Oct. 29, 2014

When Miss Alimony returned Lady Harman put down the paper almost guiltily.

From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)




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