Bride price
/ˈbɹaɪd pɹaɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.
"It is well known in Artas as in other villages exactly what the bride price should customarily be—so much for a cousin bride, so much more for a village bride, more still for a stranger."
- 2 money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride wordnet
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More examples"It is well known in Artas as in other villages exactly what the bride price should customarily be—so much for a cousin bride, so much more for a village bride, more still for a stranger."