To become part of a family, social class, or wealthy situation by marrying someone from it.
Get money, a famous family, or a high social position because of who you marry.
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To become a member of a wealthy or prominent family by marrying one of its members.
"He married into one of the oldest aristocratic families in the country."
She married into the Kennedy family and quickly became one of its most prominent members.
— General media reference to Jacqueline Bouvier/Kennedy
To acquire wealth, status, or privilege as a result of one's marriage.
"She had no inheritance of her own, but she married into money."
To marry your way into something — the 'into' suggests entering or gaining membership of a group.
Get money, a famous family, or a high social position because of who you marry.
Always followed by a noun referring to a family, class, wealth, or institution (e.g. 'marry into money', 'marry into royalty'). Carries a slightly mercenary or opportunistic connotation depending on context.
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