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wedding gift

wedding gift

37 1.0
A present for a couple when they marry
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛdɪŋ ɡɪft/
translation icon : regalo de boda
  • Our chuppah was a beautiful tallit that I bought my husband as a wedding gift.

Laura sold a wedding gift he gave her without him asking.

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Examples

  • Of course, we haven't opened the wedding gifts yet.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • As a wedding gift, the Murrows arranged a week in Maui for our honeymoon.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • It's my wedding gift to you.

  • "I had intended it as a wedding gift.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Another long table is loaded with wedding gifts.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The only wedding gift the Guccis gave us.

  • Halley gave it to me as a wedding gift.

  • We received a Dave Rasmey CD as a wedding gift four years ago.

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  • Got me a great job with her father, got us a new apartment, picked out all the linens and plates, and as our wedding gift, she gave me an entire new wardrobe.

  • I found a beautiful vase to give them as a wedding gift.

Synonyms

wedding present
vswedding gift
37 1.0

A gift given to a couple when they get married

is given to a couple rather than to an individual

How Thoughtful

heirloom
54 7.0
wedding gift
37 1.0
to gift
27 2.1

Surface Forms

wedding gift singular
wedding gifts plural

Morphology

wedding + gift

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'wedding' (the marriage event) plus 'gift' (a present), so it denotes a present given on the occasion of a marriage. This noun-noun combinatory pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

The noun wedding gift comes from the simple idea of a wedding and a gift: guests bring presents at a wedding to celebrate and help the new couple. Because people often gave useful items or money to help the couple set up a home, wedding gift now means a present given to a couple on their marriage.