English

Alternative forms

• bride-price, brideprice

Noun

bride price ‎(plural bride prices)

1. A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.
   • 1937, Grace Crowfoot, "Custom and Folk Tale in Palestine. The Dowry or Bride Price," Folklore, vol. 48, no. 1, p. 31:

     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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

References

• "bride price" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.