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Table of Contents WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ROGET THESAURUS

palimony

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun palimony has 1 sense

palimony(n = noun.possession) - support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends;

is a kind of

support payment

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CIDE DICTIONARY

palimony, n. [pal + alimony. (ca. 1975)].

a form of alimony paid to a former partner in a romantic relationship after a period of living together, even though the two persons involved were not married to each other. The absence of a formal marriage distinguishes it from alimony. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

palimony, n. esp. US colloq. an allowance made by one member of an unmarried couple to the other after separation.

Etymology

PAL + ALIMONY

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ROGET THESAURUS

palimony

Receipt

N receipt, value received, money coming in, income, incomings, innings, revenue, return, proceeds, gross receipts, net profit, earnings, accepta, avails, rent, rent roll, rental, rentage, rack-rent, premium, bonus, sweepstakes, tontine, pension, annuity, jointure, alimony, palimony, pittance, emolument, receiving, received, profitable.

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