Dowry
noun
Property or money that a bride's family gives to the bridegroom's family when they marry.
Her parents gave a large dowry when she got married.
Often appears as...
- give a dowry
- large dowry
noun
A natural skill or quality that someone has.
His ability to make people laugh was his dowry.
Often appears as...
- dowry of talent
- dowry of beauty
Usage tips
Literary
noun
Property or money that a bride's family gives to the bridegroom's family when they marry.
Her parents gave a large dowry when she got married.
Often appears as...
- give a dowry
- large dowry
noun
A natural skill or quality that someone has.
His ability to make people laugh was his dowry.
Often appears as...
- dowry of talent
- dowry of beauty
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Specificity
The concept of dowry is specific to certain cultures and may be unfamiliar or practiced differently elsewhere.
In some cultures, a dowry is expected, while in others it's a thing of the past.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitivity Required
Dowry can be a sensitive topic because it is linked to gender and economic dynamics within a family.
Talking about someone's dowry can be considered personal and should be approached with care.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Bride Price
Don't confuse 'dowry' with 'bride price'; dowry is given by the bride's family, bride price is paid to them.
Unlike a bride price which the groom pays, her dowry was a gift from her family.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Specificity
The concept of dowry is specific to certain cultures and may be unfamiliar or practiced differently elsewhere.
In some cultures, a dowry is expected, while in others it's a thing of the past.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitivity Required
Dowry can be a sensitive topic because it is linked to gender and economic dynamics within a family.
Talking about someone's dowry can be considered personal and should be approached with care.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Bride Price
Don't confuse 'dowry' with 'bride price'; dowry is given by the bride's family, bride price is paid to them.
Unlike a bride price which the groom pays, her dowry was a gift from her family.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Specificity
The concept of dowry is specific to certain cultures and may be unfamiliar or practiced differently elsewhere.
In some cultures, a dowry is expected, while in others it's a thing of the past.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitivity Required
Dowry can be a sensitive topic because it is linked to gender and economic dynamics within a family.
Talking about someone's dowry can be considered personal and should be approached with care.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Bride Price
Don't confuse 'dowry' with 'bride price'; dowry is given by the bride's family, bride price is paid to them.
Unlike a bride price which the groom pays, her dowry was a gift from her family.
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Video examples
Kiran Bedi: How I remade...
and I was conscious of the fact that what my parents were giving me was something unique. Because all of my best school friends were getting dolled up to get married with a lot of dowry, and here I was with a tennis racket and going to school and doing all kinds of extracurricular activities. I thought I must tell you this. Why I said this, is the background.
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Lale Labuko: Rescuing...
chil you know children they don't want to send their girls because the girls are mostly the resource of you know for dowry so when they do the marriage there is no money so they have to pay the cattles so and the young boys are very important
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The Man with Three Wives...
and grooms families to give their formal endorsement of the marriage we are sent by mr. Ellie who wants your daughter to marry his son do you agree my daughter from today to the end the bride's family paid a dowry months ago this is a final
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These Rare Giraffes Were...
them if they believe they get leprosy from from eating giraffe meat they only cut the tail and they will use that tail as a dowry to the bride's father if they want to ask for the for the hand of a bride so having the tails cut only
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Barry Clifford: Pirate...
someday with a rich dowry and they would be married and off he went to the Caribbean the Whydah which was a slave ship that was built to carry slaves back from witih were 2 to 3 million slaves were exported from this part of Africa
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A young poet tells the...
And I read her everything that I could, and we laughed, and we loved it, and it was the most important stage that I've ever stood on, surrounded by family, by remnants of a people who were given as a dowry to a relentless war
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Taryn Simon: The stories...
It's common among a privileged class capable of paying numerous dowries and keeping multiple homes. Instances of prominent social and political figures in polygamous relationships has led to the perception of polygamy
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A day in the life of an...
The couple are grateful to the gods that three of their four children, a son and two daughters, have survived past infancy. Many parents see daughters as a liability since they require dowries to find husbands.
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
a dowry of celebration Sunita has not one husband not two systems but three all brothers what must their life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works
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Ladies and gentlemen,...
sinners will help him you sweet heaven so das Perry I'll give you this place my dowry for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them go to a nunnery up quickly to farewell
Video examples
Kiran Bedi: How I remade...
and I was conscious of the fact that what my parents were giving me was something unique. Because all of my best school friends were getting dolled up to get married with a lot of dowry, and here I was with a tennis racket and going to school and doing all kinds of extracurricular activities. I thought I must tell you this. Why I said this, is the background.
Video examples
Lale Labuko: Rescuing...
chil you know children they don't want to send their girls because the girls are mostly the resource of you know for dowry so when they do the marriage there is no money so they have to pay the cattles so and the young boys are very important
Video examples
The Man with Three Wives...
and grooms families to give their formal endorsement of the marriage we are sent by mr. Ellie who wants your daughter to marry his son do you agree my daughter from today to the end the bride's family paid a dowry months ago this is a final
Video examples
These Rare Giraffes Were...
them if they believe they get leprosy from from eating giraffe meat they only cut the tail and they will use that tail as a dowry to the bride's father if they want to ask for the for the hand of a bride so having the tails cut only
Video examples
Barry Clifford: Pirate...
someday with a rich dowry and they would be married and off he went to the Caribbean the Whydah which was a slave ship that was built to carry slaves back from witih were 2 to 3 million slaves were exported from this part of Africa
Video examples
A young poet tells the...
And I read her everything that I could, and we laughed, and we loved it, and it was the most important stage that I've ever stood on, surrounded by family, by remnants of a people who were given as a dowry to a relentless war
Video examples
Taryn Simon: The stories...
It's common among a privileged class capable of paying numerous dowries and keeping multiple homes. Instances of prominent social and political figures in polygamous relationships has led to the perception of polygamy
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
The couple are grateful to the gods that three of their four children, a son and two daughters, have survived past infancy. Many parents see daughters as a liability since they require dowries to find husbands.
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
a dowry of celebration Sunita has not one husband not two systems but three all brothers what must their life be like Westerners might find the practice shocking but for this community it works
Video examples
Ladies and gentlemen,...
sinners will help him you sweet heaven so das Perry I'll give you this place my dowry for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them go to a nunnery up quickly to farewell
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Quote examples
Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I started my own business because my parents had no dowry for me, and I was worried. I ran it from their Martha Vineyard's summer house. I baby-sat for a 14-year-old boy all summer and was giving him time-outs, even though I was two years younger than him.
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Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi Statesman
Dowry is still pervasive and spreading like cancer in the society. Apart from legal sanctions, there should be more social awareness on the issue so that people start to practice what they preach.
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David Denman
American Actor
Petruchio is a very clever guy and clearly has a lot of bravado and confidence. My feeling is that he's broke at the beginning of the play and needs a dowry to save face back home.
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Preston Sturges
American Writer
Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey's little private income put everything in a faintly different light.
Quote examples
Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I started my own business because my parents had no dowry for me, and I was worried. I ran it from their Martha Vineyard's summer house. I baby-sat for a 14-year-old boy all summer and was giving him time-outs, even though I was two years younger than him.
Quote examples
Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi Statesman
Dowry is still pervasive and spreading like cancer in the society. Apart from legal sanctions, there should be more social awareness on the issue so that people start to practice what they preach.
Quote examples
David Denman
American Actor
Petruchio is a very clever guy and clearly has a lot of bravado and confidence. My feeling is that he's broke at the beginning of the play and needs a dowry to save face back home.
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Preston Sturges
American Writer
Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey's little private income put everything in a faintly different light.
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