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alimony, consideration (recompense), pension
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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pecuniary — adj. 1 of, concerning, or consisting of, money (pecuniary aid; pecuniary considerations). 2 (of an offence) entailing a money penalty or fine. Derivatives: pecuniarily adv. Etymology: L pecuniarius f. pecunia money f. pecu cattle … Useful english dictionary
aid — Synonyms and related words: Samaritan, a leg up, abet, acolyte, adjutant, agent, aide, aide de camp, aider, alimony, alleviate, alleviation, allotment, allowance, alterative, analeptic, ancilla, annuity, assist, assistance, assistant, assister,… … Moby Thesaurus
Aid — Aid, n. [F. aide, OF. a[ i]de, a[ i]e, fr. the verb. See {Aid}, v. t.] 1. Help; succor; assistance; relief. [1913 Webster] An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aid prayer — Aid Aid, n. [F. aide, OF. a[ i]de, a[ i]e, fr. the verb. See {Aid}, v. t.] 1. Help; succor; assistance; relief. [1913 Webster] An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pray in aid — Aid Aid, n. [F. aide, OF. a[ i]de, a[ i]e, fr. the verb. See {Aid}, v. t.] 1. Help; succor; assistance; relief. [1913 Webster] An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
New England Emigrant Aid Company — The company sign. The New England Emigrant Aid Company[n 1] (originally the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company) was a transportation company created to transport immigrants to the Kansas Territory to shift the balance of power so that Kansas… … Wikipedia
Martin Van Buren: Against Government Aid for Business Losses — ▪ Primary Source Many of the pet banks in which federal funds had been deposited defaulted during the Panic of 1837. As a consequence of the bank failures and the inability to raise public funds in an economy beset by a servere… … Universalium
financial — financial, monetary, pecuniary, fiscal are comparable when meaning of or relating to the possession, the making, the borrrowing and lending, or the expenditure of money. Financial implies a relation to money matters in general, especially as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
consideration — con·sid·er·a·tion n: something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another see also contract compare motive ◇ Except in Louisiana, consideration is a necessary element to the… … Law dictionary
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