endowment
Something with which a person or thing is endowedSomething with which a person or thing is endowed.
» The university's endowment grew 10% in the last year alone.
Целевой капитал университета за один лишь прошедший год увеличился на 10%.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
дарdar
(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.
- the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
- natural abilities or qualities
- the capital that provides income for an institution
Examples
3 sentencesThe university's endowment grew 10% in the last year alone.
ruЦелевой капитал университета за один лишь прошедший год увеличился на 10%.
The university's endowment has decreased steadily over the last ten years.
An endowment is money that was donated to support a university and that is invested to grow and support future goals.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment.From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment.
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Forms
plural: endowmentsSynonyms
4 synonyms- natural abilities or qualities:gifttalentnatural endowment
- the capital that provides income for an institution:endowment fund
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable