Meaning of Dowry | Babel Free
ˈdaʊəɹiDefinitions
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Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. countable, uncountable
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Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family. countable, uncommon, uncountable
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Inheritance from a deceased husband to his widow. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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A natural gift or talent. countable, uncountable
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A large amount. countable, informal, uncountable
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
cehiz
Català
dot
Čeština
věno
Dansk
medgift
Ελληνικά
προίκα
Eesti
kaasavara
Français
dot
Galego
dote
עברית
נדוניה
Magyar
hozomány
Հայերեն
օժիտ
Italiano
dote
日本語
持参金
ქართული
მზითევი
Қазақша
жасау
ខ្មែរ
ជំនូន
Lëtzebuergesch
Dott
Latviešu
purs
മലയാളം
സ്ത്രീധനം
मराठी
हुंडा
Nederlands
bruidsschat
Português
dote
Slovenčina
veno
Svenska
hemgift
Kiswahili
mahari
ไทย
สินสอด
IsiZulu
ilobolo
Examples
“The family of the groom makes sure the new couple has a house to live in and land to cultivate; they will also pay for the dowry (crucial, for without dowry the new father has no rights over his children; Trouwborst 1962: 136ff.)”
“But no palace had so fair a ceiling; for from the wooden beams were suspended a whole dowry of copper vessels—pails, cauldrons, water pots, of every colour from lustrous black to the palest pink.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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