support payment

/səˌpɔrt ˌpeɪmənt/
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Other forms: support payments

Definitions of support payment
  1. noun
    a payment made by one person for the support of another
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    types:
    palimony
    support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
    alimony, maintenance
    court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
    child support
    court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated
    type of:
    payment
    a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
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