Alimony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹəld/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊpɛp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊpɛp/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹəld/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maintenance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Alimente

gerichtlich angeordneter Unterhalt, den ein Ehegatte dem anderen nach der Trennung zahlt

🇫🇷French

pension

pension alimentaire ordonnée par le tribunal versée par un époux à un autre après leur séparation

🇪🇸Spanish

pensión alimenticia

manutención ordenada por un tribunal pagada por un cónyuge a otro después de su separación

🇮🇹Italian

alimenti

mantenimento disposto dal tribunale da un coniuge all'altro dopo la separazione

🇳🇱Dutch

alimentatie

door de rechtbank bevolen steun betaald door de ene echtgenoot aan de andere nadat zij gescheiden zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

pensão alimentícia

pensão alimentícia ordenada pelo tribunal paga por um cônjuge a outro após a separação

🇷🇺Russian

алименты

алименты по решению суда, выплачиваемые одним супругом другому после их расставания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्वाह निधि

अलग होने के बाद एक पति या पत्नी द्वारा दूसरे को भुगतान किया जाने वाला समर्थन न्यायालय द्वारा आदेशित है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভরণপোষণ

আদালতের নির্দেশিত সহায়তা এক পত্নী দ্বারা অন্য স্বামী-স্ত্রীকে বিচ্ছেদের পর প্রদান করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜீவனாம்சம்

ஒரு மனைவி பிரிந்த பிறகு மற்றொருவருக்கு நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவுப்படி வழங்கப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భరణం

విడిపోయిన తర్వాత ఒక జీవిత భాగస్వామి మరొకరికి చెల్లించే కోర్టు-ఆదేశిత మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

पोटगी

विभक्त झाल्यानंतर एका जोडीदाराने दुस-या जोडीदाराला दिलेला न्यायालयाचा आदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભરણપોષણ

એક પતિ-પત્ની દ્વારા અલગ થયા પછી બીજાને કોર્ટ દ્વારા આપવામાં આવતી સહાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೀವನಾಂಶ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಸಂಗಾತಿಯು ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ನಂತರ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ಆದೇಶದ ಬೆಂಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീവനാംശം

വേർപിരിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ഒരു ഇണ മറ്റൊരാൾക്ക് നൽകുന്ന കോടതി ഉത്തരവനുസരിച്ചുള്ള പിന്തുണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਜਾਰਾ

ਵੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇੱਕ ਪਤੀ-ਪਤਨੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸਮਰਥਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھتہ

علیحدگی کے بعد ایک شریک حیات کی طرف سے دوسرے کو عدالت کا حکم دیا گیا تعاون

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赡养费

法院命令配偶一方在分居后向另一方支付赡养费

🇯🇵Japanese

慰謝料

別居後に一方の配偶者がもう一方の配偶者に支払う裁判所命令の養育費

🇰🇷Korean

별거 수당

별거 후 한 배우자가 다른 배우자에게 법원 명령에 따라 지급하는 부양비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền cấp dưỡng

tiền cấp dưỡng theo lệnh của tòa án được trả bởi một người phối ngẫu cho người khác sau khi họ ly thân

🇹🇭Thai

ค่าเลี้ยงดู

การสนับสนุนตามคำสั่งศาลที่คู่สมรสฝ่ายหนึ่งจ่ายให้อีกฝ่ายหนึ่งหลังจากที่แยกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

alimentasi

tunjangan yang diperintahkan pengadilan yang dibayarkan oleh satu pasangan kepada pasangan lainnya setelah mereka berpisah

🇲🇾Malay

nafkah

sokongan yang diarahkan mahkamah dibayar oleh seorang pasangan kepada pasangan yang lain selepas mereka berpisah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النفقة

النفقة التي أمرت بها المحكمة والتي يدفعها أحد الزوجين للآخر بعد انفصالهما

🇮🇷Persian

نفقه

نفقه با حکم دادگاه که توسط یکی از زوجین به دیگری پس از جدایی پرداخت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

nafaka

Boşanma sonrasında bir eşin diğerine ödediği mahkeme kararıyla nafaka

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְזוֹנוֹת

מזונות בצו בית משפט ששולמו על ידי אחד מבני הזוג לאחר לאחר היפרדותם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'alimony'?

The primary meaning of 'alimony' is 'court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'alimony' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'alimony' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'alimony' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'alimony' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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