dowry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

dowry in the PONS Dictionary

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dowry Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give a girl a dowry
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Her father gave her the then staggering sum of 100,000 as a dowry, plus an annual allowance of 28,000.
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The dowry was a contribution made by the wifes family to the husband to cover the expenses of the household.
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The dowry might include real estate, but generally consisted of personal effects and household furniture.
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Today, the dowry will often consist of jewelry, clothing, and money.
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I hurry toward death without a purpose, without a wedding gown, without a dowry of gold.
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However, bride price almost always became part of the dowry.
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Each family paid a dowry at their daughter's admission to the monastery.
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The dowry is largely prevalent and is paid in cash and kind but little more.
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In the same year, with characteristic imprudence, he married a wife without dowry.
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He also gave my daughters the dowries a father provides.
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