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dowries

noun

plural of dowry

as in dowers

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 dowries The country recorded 5,737 deaths related to dowries in 2024, per the Independent. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 In his will, Lord Penwood left Rosamund, Posy, and Sophie sizable dowries. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026

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Yet the overall foundation response to the current crisis continues to be much less robust than during the pandemic, even as endowments have generally grown in recent years due to the strong stock market.

— Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
This should be of particular interest to pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and insurance companies that have committed billions to climate venture funds.

— Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of endowments

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Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Over the years, Chivayo gave away dozens of luxury cars, buses, cash and other gifts to celebrities, church leaders, sports figures, politicians and social media followers, frequently broadcasting his largesse online.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gifts

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Federal fraud suit dismissed In July, a federal judge dismissed a fraud lawsuit brought by a group of former Gateway Church members, who accused the church and the Morrises of mishandling millions of dollars in church donations, or tithes.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Until now, David had always made his tithes of 10 percent to the church.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of tithes

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Other options include reducing the level of your contributions, although there is a minimum of 5% of pay for employees and 3% for employers.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026
Both are named after Michael Faraday, a 19th-century British scientist who made major contributions to electromagnetics.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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His goal is to significantly expand the reach of the brand by growing lifestyle offerings, footwear to be worn off the course and womenswear.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
But the chain has even been carefully expanding its offerings, typically through seasonal limited-time items like chicken and waffles or its Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of offerings

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While this stellar nursery is normally a dazzling, easy sight through binoculars, tonight's viewing dynamic presents a unique and dramatic observation challenge.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
View this post on Instagram Keeping dozens of underwater vehicles coordinated presents a tougher problem than simply programming each drone to follow a route.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of presents

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The Treasury Department moved last week to automatically enroll tens of millions of children and greenlight donations of individual stocks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touts the accounts ahead of midterms.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The vast majority of the Central Pennsylvania Clinic’s operating budget comes from direct community donations, many of which happen at large auctions that take place a few times throughout the year.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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