Definition of endowment Endowment

/ɛndawˈmʌnt/ - [endawmunt] - en•dow•ment

We found 11 definitions of endowment from 5 different sources.

What does endowment mean?

Noun Plural: endowments
endowment - natural abilities or qualities
		gift, talent, natural endowment
		natural ability ability that is inherited
		knack, hang, bent a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
		flair, genius a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
endowment - the capital that provides income for an institution
		endowment fund
		capital the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
		patrimony a church endowment
endowment - the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
		gift, giving something acquired without compensation

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endowment (Noun)
Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
endowment (Noun)
Funds invested for the support and benefit of a not-for-profit institution.

endowment (n.)
The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support.
endowment (n.)
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.
endowment (n.)
That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural.

endowment
Money received of which only the interest earned on it may be spent.
endowment
A talent or quality which is or seems innate or natural.