Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation

by Gustavus Hindman Miller
To dream that you fail to receive a dowry, signifies penury and a cold world to depend on for a living.

If you receive it, your expectations for the day will be fulfilled.

The opposite may be expected if the dream is superinduced by the previous action of the waking mind.

The Big Dictionary of Dreams

by Martha Clarke
To see a dowry in dreams announces a wedding in the immediate future as well as fulfillment of sleeper’s secret desires. Furthermore, to buy a dowry denotes that you can completely trust your partner and that economic matters will not suffer major changes.

New American Dream Dictionary

by Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin
1. Use caution; imbalance and insecurity underlie and harm intimate relationships.

2. A deserved legacy is coming.

3. Depen­dency or lack of it—sometimes emotional, often financial— means harder work (to not receive a dowry).