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bride price

–noun
(in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family.
Also, bride-price.
Also called bride⋅wealth [brahyd-welth] .


Origin:
1875–80
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bride price  
n.  See bride wealth.
bride wealth  
n.  A payment in the form of money, property, or other valuable asset that is made by or on behalf of a prospective husband to the bride's family in certain cultures or societies. Also called bride price.
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