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bride price
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈbraɪd ˌpraɪs/ us /ˈbraɪd ˌpraɪs/
in some societies, an amount of money or property that a man's family gives to the family of the woman he marries:
In some parts of the country, bride prices are still demanded for women.
If the woman wanted a divorce, she would have to repay the bride price.
The two families negotiated over the bride price, which was to be paid in cattle.
He had to pay the bride price of fifty pieces of silver to the girl's uncle.
Men often gave honey to their prospective in-laws as part of the bride price.
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