alimony

IPA: ˈæɫʌmoʊni

(law, sometimes derogatory) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
(obsolete) Nourishment, sustenance, especially for one's spirit.

Examples of "alimony" in Sentences

After their divorce, she was ordered to pay a hefty sum in alimony to her ex-husband
The court decided to award alimony to the stay-at-home parent to help support them after the separation
Negotiating the terms of alimony can be a lengthy and contentious process in a divorce settlement
He struggled financially to make the monthly alimony payments to his former spouse
The judge ruled that the alimony payments would continue until the recipient remarried or found employment