endowment

[ en-dou-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈdaʊ mənt /

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noun

the act of endowing.

the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed.

Usually endowments. an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature.

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Origin of endowment

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French endowement; see endow, -ment

SYNONYMS FOR endowment

2 gift, grant, bequest.

3 capacity, talent, faculties, ability, capability.

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Related formsnon·en·dow·ment, nounre·en·dow·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for endowment

The fund would then disburse the money based on a formula, providing regular payments until the endowment is exhausted.
One National Compassion Fund for All of America’s Tragedies|David Freedlander|March 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And though Harvard has a $30.7 billion endowment, “there is no endowment dedicated to providing mental health services.”
Mental-Health Breakdown: When Harvard Fails Its Students|Eliza Shapiro|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She believes that with a $1.8 billion endowment behind it, the university can well afford to pay restitution for their failures.
Penn State’s Hidden Victims|Diane Dimond|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And he discussed some recent and very real troubles, as its endowment was whittled down.
Museums Are About the Art, Not Racking Up Big Numbers on Crowds and Revenue|Blake Gopnik|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Harvard, for instance, reported a 2011 endowment of $31.7 billion—up from $25.5 billion in 2005.
Student Loan Subsidies Benefit Elites at Taxpayers’ Expense|Michael Medved|April 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The church has no endowment, and the clergy are maintained and the expenses met out of the pew-rents and offertories.
The Church Index|William Pepperell
When we closed the Endowment House many of the people of the north came to us crying.
Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley
Few men of my culture and endowment will do this dangerous and disagreeable work.
The Victim|Thomas Dixon
Then it meant the endowment funds, next the priests, and then the church or chapel itself.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various
In the nature of the case it was really impossible that the original sense of endowment with "the Spirit" should survive.
The Making of the New Testament|Benjamin W. Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for endowment

endowment

/ (ɪnˈdaʊmənt) /

noun

the source of income with which an institution, etc, is endowed
the income itself

the act or process of endowing

(usually plural) natural talents or qualities

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Word Origin and History for endowment

endowment

mid-15c., "action of endowing," from endow + -ment. Meaning "property with which an institution or person is endowed" is from 1590s; that of "gift, power, advantage" is early 17c.

endowment

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