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dowry

noun

Definition of dowry

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 She could be put away and go to jail for embezzling Sophie’s dowry, and Armenta is deathly afraid of being called out in front of society. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 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 The news of Rosamund’s lack of 36,000 pounds has killed her engagement to Lord Whatever, and goddamn, that is a big dowry! — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 Sophie discovers her late father’s will and learns that Araminta (Katie Leung) has been embezzling her dowry. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dowry

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What was once a niche institutional strategy has become a significant allocation in endowment, pension, and family office portfolios, and the asset class is increasingly accessible to high-net-worth individual investors through new structures.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
But this anniversary year, the endowment has placed a particular emphasis on national pride.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of endowment

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Typically, big-money gifts come after a donor has expressed a desire to support a particular cause or idea or group.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Rather than rooting themselves in any one tradition, Sonenshein and Vahle achieve cohesion through their style — a conscious, effective unity of their culinary gifts.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of gift

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For the second quarter, Icotyde's revenue contribution will likely be minimal, given the Food and Drug Administration only arrived in mid-March .

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026
These foundations were care, equality, proportionality (rewarding individuals relative to their contribution), loyalty, authority or respect for legitimate authorities, and purity (concern with preserving what is seen as natural or sacred).

— Alexandra Figueroa, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

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The documentary — filmed on Santa Barbara Island, one of the Channel Islands — will be screened July 15 in a special Pride Week presentation by the San Diego Natural History Museum and the San Diego Bird Alliance.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
There was a presentation by Jerren Chang, President and CEO of Partners in Democracy.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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Dispute over church donations The dispute had centered on donations known as tithes, which are made when a church member donates 10% of their income to the organization.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026

Definition of tithe

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This week, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Miami Pine Rocklands Association, the South Florida Wildlands Association and the Tropical Audubon Society announced a $925,000 donation to Miami-Dade County to acquire more pineland.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Then there’s Sánchez Bezos, who has moved to the forefront of the couple’s philanthropic efforts, effectively steering a multibillion-dollar philanthropy while making other sizable donations to issues that matter to her.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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