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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Yet Michigan, which boasts one of the nation’s largest endowments at about $22 billion, would be the most prominent school to take such a step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
College leaders are cutting programs, laying off faculty—and digging into endowments to pay operating expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Florino, of the Philanthropy Roundtable, said when schools spend money from restricted endowments they’re often playing a losing hand and can’t stop themselves from gambling their last few dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The percentage of schools drawing down endowments at 15% tripled to 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
His father was a successful insurance executive, so life was always comfortable, and Edwin enjoyed a wealth of physical endowments, too.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
