bride price

== English == === Alternative forms === bride-price, brideprice === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹaɪd pɹaɪs/ === Noun === bride price (plural bride prices) In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride. Synonyms: bride gift, bride-gift, bridegift, bride wealth, bride-wealth, bridewealth, bride token, dower, reverse dowry, dowry (in its less common sense) Antonym: dowry (in its usual sense) Hypernyms: marriage-portion < price, fee, gift Hyponyms: mahr, lobola ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “bride price”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.