alimony
noun [ U ] uk/ˈæl.ɪ.mə.ni/ us/ˈæl.ə.moʊ.ni/
（离婚后法院判决一方支付给另一方的）赡养费，生活费
a regular amount of money that a law court orders a person to pay to his or her partner after a divorce (= the legal ending of a marriage)
Compare: maintenance