dowry

A noun referring to money, property, or goods that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family upon marriage, a practice now largely obsolete in many cultures.

• 🇩🇪Mitgift oder Aussteuer: Geld, Güter oder Vermögen, die eine Braut in die Ehe einbringt oder die ihre Familie dem Bräutigam bzw. dessen Familie bei der Heirat übergibt; historisch weit verbreitete Praxis.

1. Marriage payment B2 formal

   Money, property, or goods that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family upon marriage.

   • In some cultures, the bride's family provides a dowry to the groom.
   • The dowry included gold jewelry and land.
   • Dowry practices have been criticized as outdated and harmful.

   🇩🇪Mitgift

   Synonyme: dowerportion

• dowries plural form
• dowries' possessive plural form
• dowry's possessive singular form