endowment synonyms

endowment

n.

  1. A gift

    donation, grant, bounty, award; see gift 1.

  2. A human quality or special capacity

    talent, gift, qualification; see ability 1.

  3. That which supplies perpetual support

    benefit, provision, bequest, grant, pension, stipend, legacy, inheritance, subsidy, revenue, trust, subvention, dispensation, bestowal, nest egg*.

  4. The act of providing perpetual support

    funding, subsidizing, providing an endowment for, setting up, supporting, giving money to, giving money for, establishing, underwriting, granting in perpetuity; see also establishing 1, giving.

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