endowment

  • 11endowment — UK [ɪnˈdaʊmənt] / US noun Word forms endowment : singular endowment plural endowments 1) a) [uncountable] the act of giving money to a school, hospital, or other institution the endowment of a Professorship at Oxford b) [countable] an amount of… …

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  • 12endowment — noun /ɪnˈdaʊmənt,ɛnˈdaʊmənt,ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ a) Something with which a person or thing is endowed. Every man is endowed with free will, that is our greatest endowment. b) The invested funds of a not for profit institution. Rich alumni have given… …

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  • 13Endowment — A financial asset donation made to a non profit group or institution in the form of investment funds or other property that has a stated purpose at the bequest of the donor. Most endowments are designed to keep the principal amount intact while… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 14endowment — n. to provide an endowment for * * * [ɪn daʊmənt] to provide an endowment for …

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  • 15endowment — noun 1) the endowment of a Chair of Botany Syn: funding, financing, subsidizing; establishment, foundation, institution 2) her will contained a generous endowment Syn: bequest, legacy, inheritance; gift, present …

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  • 16endowment — {{#}}{{LM E15039}}{{〓}} {{[}}endowment{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Crédito a largo plazo que puede ser hipotecario o de otro tipo y que concede una entidad financiera a sus clientes o al mercado: • Me han concedido un endowment a… …

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  • 17endowment — The assignment to a widow of her dower upon the death of her husband. The provision made for the maintenance of officiating ministers by setting apart a glebe or land and by appointing tithes. Such endowments were established when lords of manors …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 18endowment — n. 1 the act or an instance of endowing. 2 assets, esp. property or income with which a person or body is endowed. 3 (usu. in pl.) skill, talent, etc., with which a person is endowed. 4 (attrib.) denoting forms of life insurance involving payment …

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  • 19endowment — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of endowing 2. something that is endowed; specifically the part of an institution s income derived from donations 3. natural capacity, power, or ability < a person of great intellectual endowment > …

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  • 20endowment — noun Endowment is used before these nouns: ↑mortgage, ↑policy …

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