dowries

/D AW1 R IY0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

  2. 2

    Payment by the groom or his family to the bride's family: bride price.

  3. 3

    Dower.

  4. 4

    A natural gift or talent.

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