dowry

/dou-ree/US // ˈdaʊ ri //UK // (ˈdaʊərɪ) //

嫁妆,陪嫁,嫁资,嫁妝

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural dow·ries.
- : Also dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
- : Archaic. a widow's dower.
- : a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc.

as indower

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Antonyms

After his father’s health deteriorated, Faruqui assumed still greater responsibilities—his three sisters had to be married, and weddings meant dowries.
I found that these women often give consent to these marriages to escape poverty and the burden of dowry.
Assam and West Bengal, meanwhile, are known as “source states” – localities struggling with poverty, the aftermath of natural disasters and the burden of the dowry system.
Each successful hit contributes to a virtual “anti dowry fund.”
Once the dowry has been cashed, there is no financial reason to keep the wife around.
The woman is a commodity to make money—the dowry becomes a business transaction.
The full document is quoted in a new book by Avi Raz, The Bride and the Dowry, complete with the typing errors I then made.
The groom has to give the bride a dowry to make the contract valid, and that dowry is for her and her alone to use as she wishes.
He tried to marry his daughter without a dowry to some man who was intoxicated with nobility.
In 1838 he married the daughter of Moreau (de l'Oise), who brought him a very large dowry.
Give them a suitable dowry, take care of them, and speak to them always like a friend.

/dou-ree/US // ˈdaʊ ri //UK // (ˈdaʊərɪ) //

嫁妆,陪嫁,嫁资,嫁妝

n.名词 noun

1
plural dow·ries.
- : Also dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
- : Archaic. a widow's dower.
- : a natural gift, endowment, talent, etc.

as indower

Synonyms

Antonyms

After his father’s health deteriorated, Faruqui assumed still greater responsibilities—his three sisters had to be married, and weddings meant dowries.
I found that these women often give consent to these marriages to escape poverty and the burden of dowry.
Assam and West Bengal, meanwhile, are known as “source states” – localities struggling with poverty, the aftermath of natural disasters and the burden of the dowry system.
Each successful hit contributes to a virtual “anti dowry fund.”
Once the dowry has been cashed, there is no financial reason to keep the wife around.
The woman is a commodity to make money—the dowry becomes a business transaction.
The full document is quoted in a new book by Avi Raz, The Bride and the Dowry, complete with the typing errors I then made.
The groom has to give the bride a dowry to make the contract valid, and that dowry is for her and her alone to use as she wishes.
He tried to marry his daughter without a dowry to some man who was intoxicated with nobility.
In 1838 he married the daughter of Moreau (de l'Oise), who brought him a very large dowry.
Give them a suitable dowry, take care of them, and speak to them always like a friend.