The meaning of Dowries

Dowries – definition

noun
An amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage.
Usage examples:
Elizabeth's dowry was to be £45,000 in diamonds
Synonims:
Marriage settlement (marriage) portion Tocher Dot

noun
In some societies, an amount of money or property that a woman’s parents give to the man she marries

noun
Money or other assets in addition to the selling price that a company offers to another company it wants to buy
Usage examples:
The buyers added a dowry of $500 million to get the firm's board to agree to the takeover.

Dowries translation into English

Dowries: translate from English into Chinese

嫁妆, 天资

Dowries: translate from English into Dutch

Bruidsschat, Bruidschat, Huwelijksgift, Weduwgoed

Dowries: translate from English into French

Dot

Dowries: translate from English into German

Mitgift, Aussteuer, Ausstattung

Dowries: translate from English into Hindi

दहेज, यौतक, कौशल, प्रतिभा, योग्यता

Dowries: translate from English into Italian

Doti, Dote

Dowries: translate from English into Korean

지참금, 결혼 지참금, 천부의 재능

Dowries: translate from English into Russian

Приданое, Талант, Природный талант, Природный дар

Dowries: translate from English into Spanish

Dotes, Dote, Velloso

Word origin

Middle English (denoting a widow's life interest in her husband's estate): from Anglo-Norman French dowarie, from medieval Latin dotarium (see dower).

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Dowries synonims

dot

noun
A small round mark or spot.
Usage examples:
A symbol depicted in coloured dots

verb
Mark with a small spot or spots.
Usage examples:
Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt

noun
A dowry from which only the interest or annual income was available to the husband.

All meanings and translations of Dot

tocher

noun
A dowry.
Usage examples:
Her tocher was a mere thirty chalders of victual from the oliphant estates.

All meanings and translations of Tocher

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