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    [Noun]  | "dow*ry" | \ ˈdau̇(-ə)-rē \


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

    2: a natural talent or gift

    3: dower


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English dowarie, from Anglo-French, alteration of dower, douaire{mat|dower|};

    [Noun]  | "dowry" 


    1: 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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     [ "dowry" ]

    1: what the father of a rich single broad uses as a bribe to get a man to marry her crabby little ass. see also: money. Similar, but not to be confused with a shotgun wedding.

      * e.g.,  ... apu: I will give you a dowry of 10 sacred cows to marry my desi, the spoiled little airhead she is. 

     [ "Dowry" ]

    1: When your girlfriend's parents bribe you with gifts in order to convince you to stay with their daugther and marry on.

      * e.g.,  ... "I got this dowry for christmas" 

     [ "The Dowry" ]

    1: When a chick gives you access to her ass for sexual purposes.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Last night was awesome. She let me put it in her ass. 

     [ "Skip-The-Dowry" ]

    1: When a person is so likeable/good you'd marry them without the promise of monetary gain or a reward of any kind.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm not Skip-The-Dowry material my family would have to pay to ship me out bro!!" 

     [ "Spartan dowry" ]

    1: 300usd tossed into crypto, arbitrage her out a retirement and present as a dowry

      * e.g.,  ... I skipped the prenup and put a Spartan dowry in her wallet. 

     [ "Dowry Whore" ]

    1: A woman, who willingly indulges in the practice of paying "Dowry"(sums of money, property, gold etc) to the groom, at the time of her marriage in the hopes that she will be financially looked after by her husband for the entirety of her life.

      * e.g.,  ... E.g: I'd rather stay single all my life than be a dowry whore. She's wants to be a dowry whore. I don't want to marry a dowry whore, I'd like someone strong and independent. 

     [ "Dowry" ]

    1: Something Hasan Pays

      * e.g.,  ... You: Where’s my Dowry? 

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