dowry

• Существительное, обозначающее деньги, имущество или товары, которые семья невесты дарит жениху или его семье при вступлении в брак; практика, ныне в значительной степени устаревшая во многих культурах.

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.

1. Marriage paymentB2formal

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

   Приданое

   • 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   • Dowry practices have been criticized as outdated and harmful.

   Синонимыdowerportion