endowment

endowment
en·dow·ment n
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

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

endowment
I noun aid, allotment, allowance, appropriation, assistance, award, benefaction, benefit, bequeathal, bequest, bestowal, bestowment, boon, bounty, contribution, donation, dowry, enrichment, fund, funding, gift, grant, present, presentation, presentment, provision, stipend, subsidy associated concepts: annuity, endowment fund, endowment policy in insurance II index aid (subsistence), appropriation (donation), aptitude, behalf, benefit (conferment), bequest, caliber (mental capacity), charity, color (complexion), competence (ability), concession (authorization), contribution (donation), dedication, donation, dower, faculty (ability), foundation (organization), fund, gift (flair), gift (present), grant, inheritance, investment, largess (gift), legacy, pension, performance (workmanship), perquisite, potential, provision (act of supplying), qualification (fitness), quality (attribute), quality (grade), skill, specialty (special aptitude), support (assistance)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


endowment
n.
A fund granted to support something, usually an institution such as a university or charity.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


endowment
Money or property given to an institution for a specific purpose. Most often, an endowment is a gift of money and the principal isn't spent — instead, the income from the principal is used for the benefit of the institution or its members.
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


endowment
A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


endowment
A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

endowment
n.
   the creation of a fund, often by gift or bequest from a dead person's estate, for the maintenance of a public institution, particularly a college, university or scholarship.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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