as in dower
money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures
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Recent Examples of dowry
She could be put away and go to jail for embezzling Sophie’s dowry, and Armenta is deathly afraid of being called out in front of society.
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Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
Viewers learned that one of the characters in the Netflix series has a dowry of 18,000 pounds.
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Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
The news of Rosamund’s lack of 36,000 pounds has killed her engagement to Lord Whatever, and goddamn, that is a big dowry!
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Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
Viewers learned that one of the characters in the Netflix series has a dowry of 18,000 pounds.
—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
The news of Rosamund’s lack of 36,000 pounds has killed her engagement to Lord Whatever, and goddamn, that is a big dowry!
—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dowry
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Kinshasa hopes the bourse, which will list securities in both the local currency and the US dollar, will tap into global interest in its mineral endowments.
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The legislature approved a $50 million operations endowment, requiring library planners to raise $100 million in private donations, a goal met in 2020.
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Your family was able to enjoy this gift of extended time together, right?
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Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
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In that ruling, the high court said a cap on the amount of post-election contributions that can be used to repay a candidate who loaned their campaign money was unconstitutional.
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Left standing were the rather low limits on direct contributions to candidates as well as the limits on how much parties could contribute to directly support candidates.
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Your performance marketing lead presents ROAS, CPA and new customer acquisition.
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Olivia stops at an exhibit depicting two Minions, James and Henry (all the Minions are voiced by Coffin), and is perplexed when no one present appears to have heard of them, at least by name.
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The date was revealed Saturday during a presentation at Essence Festival of Culture, featuring creator, showrunner and exec producer Ben Watkins, star Jaalen Best, and cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham, and Michael Ealy.
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The five-day preliminary hearing will mark the most significant presentation of evidence in the case so far — and the first time that Kirk’s parents and widow will be in the courtroom with defendant Tyler Robinson.
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Dispute over church donations The dispute had centered on donations known as tithes, which are made when a church member donates 10% of their income to the organization.
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Druski is then seen standing before the congregation, sharing news that Collect & Praise Ministries is branching out into Motherland, before encouraging tithes and donations for the cause.
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In May, the Eagles Autism Foundation had another record-breaking year, raising more than $16 million through 40,000 donations and 6,832 participants.
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Much of Epstein’s cover letter for the role is devoted to growing FIU’s prestige and bringing in more donations to the school.
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“Dowry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dowry. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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