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Audio Help [en-dou-muh
nt] Pronunciation Key | 1. | the act of endowing. |
| 2. | the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed. |
| 3. | Usually, endowments. an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature. |
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| endowment | |
noun | |
| 1. | natural abilities or qualities |
| 2. | the capital that provides income for an institution |
| 3. | the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time" |
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Endowment
Assets, funds, or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income.
Investopedia Commentary
An endowment is
basically a charitable gift, such as donating stocks to the United Way or donating funds to a university library.
See also: Donor Advised Fund
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Main Entry: en·dow·ment
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of endowing
2 : a result or product of endowing: as a :
the income of an institution derived from donations <the university's ability to attract endowment> b : the property (as a fund) donated to an institution or organization
that is invested and producing income <an endowment to maintain the gallery>
3 : an endowed organization or institution : FOUNDATION <chairwoman of the state's arts endowment>
4 : ENDOWMENT INSURANCE
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Endowment
En*dow"ment\, n. 1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college. 3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do. --I. Taylor.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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