| Alimony 1. (n.) Maintenance; means of living. 2. (n.) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Thesaurus Entries aid, alimentation, allotment, allowance, annuity, assistance, bounty, bread, bread and butter, depletion allowance, dole, fellowship, financial assistance, grant, grant-in-aid, guaranteed annual income, help, keep, livelihood, maintenance, old-age insurance, pecuniary aid, pension, price support, public assistance, public welfare, relief, retirement benefits, scholarship, stipend, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, support, sustenance, tax benefit, welfare, welfare aid, welfare payments |