reverse dowry

See also: reverse-dowry

English

reverse dowry (plural reverse dowries)

A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.
- 1978, Carol Meyers, "The Roots of Restriction: Women in Early Israel," The Biblical Archaeologist, vol. 41, no. 3, p. 98:
  This bride-gift, a kind of reverse dowry, indicates that grooms had to compete for relatively few brides.
- 1991, Ned Zeman, "Houston's Sleazy Saga," Newsweek, 16 Sep.:
  Doug's mother, Lynn Sakowitz Wyatt, reveals that before her father, Bernard, would allow her to marry Coastal Corp. chairman Oscar Wyatt, he negotiated a reverse dowry giving him $1 million in corporate stock.

bride price — see bride price

单词	reverse dowry
释义	reverse dowry See also: reverse-dowry English Alternative forms reverse-dowry Noun reverse dowry (plural reverse dowries) A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures. 1978, Carol Meyers, "The Roots of Restriction: Women in Early Israel," The Biblical Archaeologist, vol. 41, no. 3, p. 98: This bride-gift, a kind of reverse dowry, indicates that grooms had to compete for relatively few brides. 1991, Ned Zeman, "Houston's Sleazy Saga," Newsweek, 16 Sep.: Doug's mother, Lynn Sakowitz Wyatt, reveals that before her father, Bernard, would allow her to marry Coastal Corp. chairman Oscar Wyatt, he negotiated a reverse dowry giving him $1 million in corporate stock. Synonyms bride price Translations bride price — see bride price
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