hypergamy

noun

hy·per·ga·my hī-ˈpər-gə-mē

plural hypergamies

: marriage into an equal or higher caste or social group

Examples of hypergamy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The term 'high-value dating' has 136.6 million views on TikTok, while related phrases such as 'hypergamy' (132m) and 'high-value woman' (106m) are also thrown about regularly. —

Eve Upton-Clark, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2022 Young migrant men will suffer all the more because of a preference among Chinese women for marrying men with more money or education (a practice known as hypergamy). —

The Economist, 3 May 2018

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