endowment

endowment (ɪnˈdaʊmənt)

—n
1.	a. the source of income with which an institution, etc, is endowed
	b. the income itself
2.	the act or process of endowing
3.	(usually plural) natural talents or qualities

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Word Origin & History

endowment

mid-15c., action of endowing, from endow + -ment. Meaning property with which an institution or person is endowed is from 1590s; that of gift, power, advantage is early 17c.

Example sentences

Even our huge endowment does not produce enough income to sustain our continued

expansion.

At some universities, endowment per athlete exceeds over-all endowment per

student.

Moreover, donations are mostly too small and irregular to support long-term

endowment schemes or big capital projects.

If one really cares about the wellbeing of others, then one will seek to

preserve this cultural endowment.

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"With a generous endowment of motherhood provided by legislation, with all laws against voluntary motherhood and education in its methods repealed, with the feminist ideal of education accepted in home and school, and with all special barriers removed in every field of human activity, there is no reason why woman should not become almost a human thing. It will be time enough then to consider whether she has a soul."

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