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Synonyms for dowry

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Noun

Antonyms

mahr, lobola

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Word family
dowryless dowager
Phrases
reverse dowry
Is a kind of
price fee gift
Other spellings
dowery

Forms

Plural
dowries → portions, dots…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dowryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dot1
7 letters
portion2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (portion2 = 2 syllables).