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Definitions of dowry in various dictionaries:
noun - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.
A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent.
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| The bride-price is the opposite of this |
| Endow once meant to provide with one of these, an old marriage custom |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew in Amsterdam) In the early 1600s, one tulip bulb could pay for a house or be given by a bride's family as this |
| Historically it was the goods, money or property that a bride brought to her husband at marriage |
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| an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. |
| money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
| An amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. |
| in some societies, an amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man she marries |
| money or other assets in addition to the selling price that a company offers to another company it wants to buy: |
| Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. Also called dower. |
| A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent. |
| A natural endowment or gift a talent. |
| Archaic See dower. |
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A dowry is a transfer of parental property, gifts or money at the marriage of a daughter. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment by the groom or his family to the bride's parents, dowry is the wealth transferred from the bride's family to the groom or his family, ostensibly for the bride. Similarly, dower is the property settled on the bride herself, by the groom at the time of marriage, and which remains under her ownership and control. * Dowry is an ancient custom, and its existence may well predate records of it. Dowries continue to be expected, and demanded as a condition to accept a marriage proposal, in some parts of the world, mainly in parts of Asia, Northern Africa and the Balkans. In some parts of the world, disputes related to dowry sometimes result in acts of violence against women, including killings and acid attacks. The custom of dowry is most common in cultures that are strongly patrilineal and t |