dowry
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounPayment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- verbTo bestow a dowry upon.
- nounPayment by the groom or his family to the bride's family.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,500 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 32% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None