Commentary for Ketubot 116:16

לעולם במעלה לה מזונות ואינו מעלה לה מעה כסף לצרכיה רב ושמואל סברי תקנו

This is a case indeed where he does provide her maintenance; but does not provide her a silver ma’ah for her other needs. Rav and Shmuel hold that [the rabbis] have established maintenance [for a wife]

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