dowry
/ˈdaʊri/noun
उच्चारण डाउरी
दहेज
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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money and/or property that, in some societies, a wife or her family pays to her husband when they get married
दहेज
- Dowry is a social evil.
- The practice of dowry has been illegal in India since 1961.
- Asking for dowry at a wedding is a crime under Indian law.
+ 2 more examples
- Her parents refused to pay any dowry for the marriage.
- Social workers run campaigns to end the dowry system.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dowry (uncountable) / a dowry
Dowry usually has no article when it refers to the custom; a dowry is the particular gift in one marriage.
रिवाज़ के लिए 'dowry' के साथ प्रायः article नहीं आता; 'a dowry' एक विवाह में दिया गया विशेष उपहार है।
- Dowry is a crime under Indian law.
- The family refused to give a dowry.
demand / take / give dowry
Dowry is demanded, taken or given directly; there is no for after demand.
दहेज़ सीधे माँगा, लिया या दिया जाता है; 'demand' के बाद for नहीं आता।
- They demanded dowry from the bride's family.
- Giving or taking dowry is punishable.
dowry + death / system / harassment
Dowry works as a modifier before nouns; with system, the verb is singular.
'Dowry' noun से पहले modifier की तरह आता है; system के साथ verb singular रहती है।
- The dowry system is a social evil.
- She filed a case of dowry harassment.
dowry-free / without dowry
A dowry-free wedding is one where no dowry is given or taken; the compound takes a hyphen.
'Dowry-free' विवाह वह है जिसमें दहेज़ न लिया जाए न दिया जाए; यह compound hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Many communities now encourage dowry-free weddings.
+Collocations 4
verb + dowry
demandgivetakerefuseban
- Many young people refuse to take dowry.
dowry + noun
systemdeathharassmentlawcase
- The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in 1961.
adjective + dowry
heavylargeillegalexpensive
- A heavy dowry has ruined many families.
dowry + law words
prohibitbanabolishpunish
- The law punishes dowry demands.
“More examples 5
- The Dowry Prohibition Act forbids the giving and taking of dowry.
दहेज़ निषेध अधिनियम दहेज़ देने और लेने पर रोक लगाता है।
- Radhika's parents proudly announced that there would be no dowry at her wedding.
राधिका के माता-पिता ने गर्व से घोषणा की कि उसके विवाह में कोई दहेज़ नहीं होगा।
- Social awareness is slowly reducing the dowry system.
सामाजिक जागरूकता धीरे-धीरे दहेज़ प्रथा को घटा रही है।
- The groom's family was arrested for demanding dowry.
दूल्हे के परिवार को दहेज़ माँगने के आरोप में गिरफ़्तार किया गया।
- The play criticised families that treat marriage as a trade in dowry.
नाटक ने उन परिवारों की आलोचना की जो विवाह को दहेज़ का व्यापार समझते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They demanded for dowry.
✓ They demanded dowry.
Demand is transitive and takes no for.
'Demand' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद for नहीं आता।
✗ The dowery system should be abolished.
✓ The dowry system should be abolished.
Spelling: dowry has no e.
वर्तनी: 'dowry' में e नहीं आता।
✗ The dowry system are a curse on society.
✓ The dowry system is a curse on society.
The subject is the singular system.
Subject 'system' singular है।
AaSpelling
dow·ry
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Dowry harassment, anti-dowry law.
Collocations: dowry harassment (दहेज के लिए उत्पीड़न), anti-dowry law (दहेज-विरोधी कानून)। ये शब्द समाचारों और कानूनी विषयों में अक्सर आते हैं।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A gift given by the groom's family to the bride is bride price; money paid to a former wife after divorce alimony.
तलाक के बाद पूर्व पत्नी को दिया जाने वाला धन alimony (गुज़ारा भत्ता)।
General knowledge
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 makes giving and taking dowry a crime; dowry death is covered under Section 80 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (earlier Section 304B of the IPC).
दहेज निषेध अधिनियम, 1961 दहेज लेना और देना अपराध बनाता है; दहेज-मृत्यु भारतीय न्याय संहिता की धारा 80 (पहले IPC की धारा 304B) के अंतर्गत है।