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单词 bride price
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Definition of bride price in English:

bride price

noun
  • A sum of money or quantity of goods given to a bride's family by that of the groom in some tribal societies.

    (尤指部落社会中新郎给新娘家的)聘礼,彩礼

    the larger bride price given for a virgin
    mass noun payments of bride price from the husband's kin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When a man chooses a potential wife, he negotiates a bride price of money or cattle with the woman's father.
    • If a husband has been unfaithful, he has to pay her family with a gift that equals the original bride price.
    • The bride price was not a payment but compensation to the parents and the family for the ‘loss’ of a family member.
    • Traditionally, the young man is expected to pay a bride price and move in with the wife's family on marriage.
    • A bride price is paid by the groom's family.
    • The groom is expected to pay a bride price in the form of cash and several animals.

Definition of bride price in US English:

bride price

noun
  • A sum of money or quantity of goods given to a bride's family by that of the groom, especially in tribal societies.

    (尤指部落社会中新郎给新娘家的)聘礼,彩礼

    payments of bride price from the husband's kin
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A bride price is paid by the groom's family.
    • Traditionally, the young man is expected to pay a bride price and move in with the wife's family on marriage.
    • The groom is expected to pay a bride price in the form of cash and several animals.
    • The bride price was not a payment but compensation to the parents and the family for the ‘loss’ of a family member.
    • When a man chooses a potential wife, he negotiates a bride price of money or cattle with the woman's father.
    • If a husband has been unfaithful, he has to pay her family with a gift that equals the original bride price.
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