dowry

noun

Definition of dowrynext
as in dower
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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Recent Examples of dowry Without a dowry and—ipso facto—without suitors. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 May 2026 My heroine marries an elderly lord with three dead wives in exchange for her little sister’s dowry. — Eloisa James, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Each couple receives a set of items worth about $1,000 that would traditionally be given by the bride’s family as part of dowry. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Viewers learned that one of the characters in the Netflix series has a dowry of 18,000 pounds. — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dowry
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  1. endowment
  2. gift
  3. contribution
  4. present
  5. presentation
  6. alms
  7. tithe
  8. donation
Noun
  • In a Monday court filing, the DOJ said Trump secured $258 million in congressional funding for capital restoration in 2025 and recruited donors to finance an endowment.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This should be of particular interest to pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and insurance companies that have committed billions to climate venture funds.
    — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of endowment
Noun
  • To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.
    — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • In the document containing questions to ask Entergy witnesses, the commissioners were pressed by the commissioners' staff to ask utility officials about the payments not being treated as a contribution in aid of construction.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, a November 2025 McKinsey global survey found that only 39% of respondents had seen AI affect company-wide operating profit, and most of that group said the contribution remained below 5%.
    — Erum Manzoor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • Cao’s deeper subject here concerns the wagers people make on their futures and, by extension, the ways risk is deferred and abstracted in our gamified, appified, casino-like present.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Maxton Hall – The World Between Us fans are getting an early Christmas present with the third season of Prime Video’s YA hit launching on December 9.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • Silver Palace's presentation is enhanced by a low, off-center, third-person camera perspective.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Before all that, Rodrigo held a press presentation to share that $10 million would be donated to the orgs, spanning reproductive rights, mental health, domestic violence, and maternal health.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.
    — Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Not that the alms offered up by President Biden and European leaders will do much good.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
Definition of alms
Noun
  • Concerns over donations The dispute centers on tithes, donations in which church members give 10% of their income to the organization.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Until now, David had always made his tithes of 10 percent to the church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of tithe
Noun
  • According to the organization, the donation is the largest private donation that Rozana USA has ever received.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In lieu of flowers, Parton’s family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of donation

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