bride-price

noun

ˈbrīd-ˌprīs 

: a payment given by or in behalf of a prospective husband to the bride's family in many cultures

Examples of bride-price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Charles used the money to buy a new car and pay lobola, a bride-price customary in many Southern African cultures. — Kimon De Greef, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bride-price

• imprecise
• sacrifice
• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice