dowry
🇺🇸
/ˈdaʊri/
🇬🇧
/ˈdaʊri/
noun
R
A dowry is money or property that a woman or her family gives to the man she marries. This is done in some cultures as part of the marriage tradition.
The bride's family provided a generous dowry for the couple's new life together.
R
In some cultures, a dowry is also the money or property that a man or his family gives to the woman he marries.
As per tradition, the groom's family presented a substantial dowry to the bride's family upon their marriage.
translation
A dowry is money or property that a woman or her family gives to the man she marries. This is done in some cultures as part of the marriage tradition.; In some cultures, a dowry is also the money or property that a man or his family gives to the woman he marries.
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Plural
dowries