English Dictionary

reverse dowry

noun

A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.

She refused to accept the reverse dowry.

意味（1）

A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.

This bride-gift, a kind of reverse dowry, indicates that grooms had to compete for relatively few brides.