bride price

collocation in English

meaningsofbrideandprice

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bride
noun[C]
uk
/braɪd/us
/braɪd/
a woman who is about to get married or has just ...
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price
noun[C]
uk
/praɪs/us
/praɪs/
the amount of money for which something ...
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(Definition ofbrideandpricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbride price

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The non-payment of thebridepricedirectly to the bride herself did constitute a sufficient motive for taking legal action for the annulment of the marriage.
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In some cases the bride was equally poor and the abduction was secretly arranged by both sides to avoid the payment of dowry andbrideprice.
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In some countries they have an enormousbrideprice.
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It is the bride's family that he regards as unreasonable, in their attempt to maximize thebrideprice(from which they would purchase the trousseau).
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This may be due to the fact that older men are better able than younger men to pay a higherbrideprice.
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When she married she brought with her a sizable dowry and her parents refused thebrideprice.
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My father came for want ofbrideprice.
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As one effect, the camps have seen a resurgence of al-mahr (brideprice) coinciding with the growth of the markets and wealth.
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