DOWRY

Meaning of DOWRY in English

noun

the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage

from a poor family, she came to her marriage with no dowry

Synonyms: dot, dower, marriage portion

Contrasted words: bride-price, bridewealth; settlement

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

DOWRY — dot
English interlingue dictionary
DOWRY — noun (plural dowries) see: dower Date: 14th century dower 1, the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWRY — Money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage . The dowry has a long history …
Английский словарь Британика
DOWRY — variant of dower
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWRY — (n.) A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower.
Английский словарь Webster
DOWRY — (n.) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her …
Английский словарь Webster
DOWRY — (n.) A gift; endowment.
Английский словарь Webster
DOWRY — ( n. ) The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWRY — ( n. ) A gift; endowment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWRY — ( n. ) A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See Dower.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWRY — /dow"ree/ , n. , pl. dowries . 1. Also, dower . the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWRY — n. dowery, money or estate that a woman brings to her groom; bride-price; natural gift, endowment
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOWRY — noun ( plural dowries ) Etymology: Middle English dowarie, from Anglo-French, alteration of dower, douaire — more at dower Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWRY — noun a gift; endowment. 2. dowry ·noun a gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. ·see dower. 3. dowry …
Webster English vocab
DOWRY — [ 'daʊ(ə)ri ] ■ noun ( plural dowries ) property or money brought by a bride to her husband on …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOWRY — [dow.ry] n, pl dowries [ME dowarie, fr. AF, irreg. fr. ML dotarium, fr. L dot-, dos gift, marriage portion--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWRY — the property that a wife or a wife's family give to her husband upon marriage. Dowries have a long history …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOWRY — dowr|y BrE AmE ˈdaʊ ə r |i ▷ dowr|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWRY — / ˈdaʊri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. money and/or property that, in some societies, a wife or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWRY — dow ‧ ry /ˈdaʊəri $ ˈdaʊri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural dowries ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWRY — ( dowries) A woman’s dowry is the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWRY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWRY — n. Money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage . The dowry has a long …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOWRY — n. Function: noun the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage FF1C; from a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOWRY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large , substantial ▪ small VERB + DOWRY ▪ give sb , pay (sb) ▪ have ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DOWRY — сущ. 1) приданое to provide a dowry (for) ≈ готовить приданое (для) Syn : dower 1., tocher, dot I 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — dowry.ogg ʹdaʋ(ə)rı n 1. приданое he went through two dowries in one year - он промотал два приданых за один …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOWRY — dowry сущ.1) приданое to provide a dowry (for) — готовить приданое (для) Syn:dower 1., tocher, dot I 2) выкуп (за …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOWRY — сущ. 1) приданое to provide a dowry (for) — готовить приданое (для) Syn: dower 1., tocher , dot I 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOWRY — сущ. 1) приданое to provide a dowry (for) — готовить приданое (для) Syn: dower 1., tocher, dot I 2) выкуп (за невесту) 3) природный талант, дарование, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOWRY — сущ. 1) приданое to provide a dowry (for) ≈ готовить приданое (для) Syn : dower 1., tocher, dot I 2) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — n. Pronunciation: ' dau ̇ (- ə )-r ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural dowries Etymology: Middle English dowarie, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOWRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 property or money brought by a bride to her husband. 2 a talent, a natural gift. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 property or money brought by a bride to her husband. 2 a talent, a natural gift. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWRY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. property or money brought by a bride to her husband. 2 a talent, a natural gift. …
Oxford English vocab
DOWRY — (dowries) A woman’s ~ is the money and goods which, in some cultures, her family gives to the man that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DOWRY — [noun] [C] - an amount of money or property that a woman's parents give to the man she marries in …
Cambridge English vocab
DOWRY — Synonyms and related words : ability, appanage, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, dot, dower, endowment, equipment, faculty, flair, forte, foundation, genius, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWRY — n. Dower.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DOWRY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DOWRY — n. 25B6; noun MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT, (marriage) portion; archaic dot.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWRY — n. to provide a ~ for
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DOWRY — rowdy wordy
Anagrams English vocabulary
DOWRY — See: Marriage
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
DOWRY — brydgifu
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
DOWRY — Приданое
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — (n) дар; талант
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOWRY — (0) приданое
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOWRY — n 1. приданое he went through two dowries in one year - он промотал два приданых за один год 2. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOWRY — n 1. приданое he went through two dowries in one year - он промотал два приданых за один год 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — n. приданое, природный дар, талант
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWRY — n. приданое, природный дар, талант
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWRY — _n. 1> приданое 2> природный талант
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOWRY — n. 1. приданое 2. природный талант
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOWRY — приданое природный талант
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DOWRY — _n. 1> приданое 2> природный талант
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DOWRY — Дон
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — Дарование
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — Дар
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWRY — [n.] 1) приданое 2) природный дар, талант
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
DOWRY — n 1) приданое; 2) природный дар, талант
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
DOWRY — природный дар
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DOWRY — приданое
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
DOWRY — сущ. 1) приданое; 2) дар, талант.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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