Dowry in a sentence as a noun

Shouldn't unmarried men be a huge force against the dowry system?

I know perfectly well, which is why I think the dowry system is terrible as a whole and should be banned.

Like Caste system, dowry etc, corruption is wrong but its in deeply integrated into lives by now.

It used to be that a woman's family paid a bride's dowry and we had the concept of bridewealth and coverture.

In India we have a huge problem of dowry and post marriage gifts and perks which the girls need to get from their parents and give it to their husbands side.

"have to"?I'm cheerfully imagining a conversation between myself and someone wanting a dowry for marrying my hypothetical daughter.

Dowry definitions

noun

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

See also: dowery dower portion