endowment
noun
the act of endowing.
endowments
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pluralof endowment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As uplifting as one-year moonshots are, big college endowments offer tuition-free lessons these days about how not to invest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The stock has already declined nearly 15% since the beginning of the current fiscal year, which means that endowments with outsized positions are now suffering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
These higher returns helped fuel an arms race among endowments to make college campuses look like large, pristine country clubs with lax dress codes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
U.S. college and university endowments have so far returned a median of 16.1% this past fiscal year, according to early data from Cambridge Associates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The colleges are heavy with gifts and endowments.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
