divorce bill

noun

Definitions

  1. Money agreed in settlement of a divorce.

    • The former British wife of a Russian billionaire, who was ordered to pay a 453 million pound ($572 million) divorce bill, has claimed the first sliver of the award after seizing and selling a helicopter, her advisers said on Thursday.
  2. The payment to be given to the EU on the UK's exit of the European Union, estimated at…

    The payment to be given to the EU on the UK's exit of the European Union, estimated at around £39bn.

    • Theresa May has told MPs the UK could withhold payment of its £39bn Brexit "divorce bill" if a deal is not reached with Brussels.
    • The Brexit party revealed plans today to slash the foreign aid budget and withhold the £39billion so-called 'divorce bill' from the EU if it takes power.

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