endowment
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- (countable, uncountable) Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
- (countable, uncountable) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
- (Mormonism, countable, uncountable) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
Synonyms
natural gift
ability
endowment fund
natural endowment
natural talent
donated fund
permanent fund
competency
Translations
dotation
dotación
donazione
Ausstattung
dotatie
dotaçãoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment.
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