- the act of endowing
- that with which something is endowed; specif., any bequest or gift that provides an income for an institution or person
- a gift of nature; inherent talent, ability, quality, etc.
Origin of endowment
Middle English endouement
noun
- An example of an endowment is a scholarship fund that has been set up in memory of a deceased person and that funds the education of students.
- An example of an endowment is when a person makes a gift of money to support a university or other cause.
The definition of an endowment is a gift of money, talent or other asset that has been given to someone or to an institution, or is the act of giving such a gift.
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endowment
noun
- The act of endowing.
- Funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income.
- A natural gift, ability, or quality.
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Noun
(plural endowments)
- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- Funds invested for the support and benefit of a not-for-profit institution.
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endowment - Investment & Finance Definition
A donation of money, stock, or property that is given to a non-profit organization, or the total assets that a nonprofit organization has invested. Usually funds given to endowments are significant. An endowment may be used to fund capital improvements or build new buildings, or it may be used to fund special programs or ongoing expenses. Often people leave money for an endowment in their will.
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Sentence Examples
- In 1909 the endowment was about $1,389,600, and the school property was valued at about $1,117,660.
- Distributed large sums in charity, and at his own charges placed costly astronomical instruments in the Vatican observatory, providing also accommodation and endowment for a staff of officials.
- Another educational endowment is Freeman's school, founded by John Freeman in 1711.
- It culminated in 1864, when the country clergy, provoked by the final acquittal of the essayists, had voted in convocation against the endowment of the Greek chair.
- One conspicuous feature of the Bosnian land-system is the Moslem Vakuf, or ecclesiastical property, consisting of estates dedicated to such charitable purposes as poor-relief, and the endowment of mosques, schools, hospitals, cemeteries and baths.
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