bride prices

Noun

bride price (plural bride prices)

1. In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.
   • It is well known in Artas as in other villages exactly what the bride price should customarily be—so much for a cousin bride, so much more for a village bride, more still for a stranger.1937, Grace Crowfoot, “Custom and Folk Tale in Palestine. The Dowry or Bride Price,”, in Folklore, volume 48, number 1, page 31

   Synonyms:

   bride gift, bride-gift, bridegift, bride wealth, bride-wealth, bridewealth, bride token, dower, reverse dowry, dowry

   Antonyms:

   dowry