Synonyms for dowry
ˈdaʊ ridow·ry

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1. dowrynoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage portion

2. dowrynoun

   Property or payment given by one spouse or his/her family to the other spouse or her/his family at time of marriage. (In some cultures, the dowry is given from wife to husband, in others vice versa.)

   Synonyms:
   marriage portion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. dowry, dowery, dower, portionnoun

   money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

   Synonyms:
   fortune, destiny, circumstances, lot, serving, dowery, component, dower, portion, part, percentage, parcel, share, constituent, helping, luck, component part, fate

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1. dowrynoun

   Synonyms:
   dower

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1. List of paraphrases for "dowry":

   dot, dower

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1. Sandhya Pillai:

   Legally it is banned, but it is a socially accepted practice, nobody feels that it is not OK to give or take dowry, irrespective of the law.

2. Pete Snyder:

   I am a world certified BBQ judge, i married a girl from Memphis, Tenn., and the BBQ came as a dowry. We actually have a BBQ smoker—Pete’s Pig Rig.

3. Vijith Nair:

   If you are a girl who has a good education, and you're from a good family, it doesn't matter, if you want to get your daughter married, and you don't give dowry, you're not going to find a good, educated man. That's the system in Kerala.

4. Pete Snyder:

   I married a girl from Memphis, Tenn., and the BBQ came as a dowry. We actually have a BBQ smoker—Pete’s Pig Rig.

5. Vibhuti Patel:

   They would see a daughter as a liability. A daughter means you have to spend. Sons are called blank checks, (In-laws) know they're going to get easy money from dowry.