endowment

  • 21endowment — Synonyms and related words: Altmann theory, DNA, De Vries theory, Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, RNA, TLC, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, abilities, ability, accommodation, accordance, accouterment,… …

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  • 22endowment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. property, fund, foundation; gift, bestowal, dower, dowry; power; ability, faculty, aptitude, capacity, talent, bent. See giving, skill, possession. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A gift] Syn. donation, grant …

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  • 23endowment — noun 1 (C, U) a sum of money that is given to a place such as a college or hospital to give it an income, or the giving of this money: an endowment of land and investments given to the college 2 (C) a quality or ability that someone has naturally …

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  • 24Endowment selling — is the practice in the United Kingdom of selling an endowment policy to a third party. This is often an attempt to gain more money than the value given when surrendering the policy to the original life assurance company.BackgroundWith profits… …

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  • 25endowment mortgage — noun A form of mortgage in which the capital sum is repaid by the eventual proceeds from endowment assurance • • • Main Entry: ↑endow * * * endowment mortgage UK US noun [countable] [singular endowment mortgage …

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  • 26endowment assurance — ➔ assurance * * * endowment assurance UK US noun [C] INSURANCE ► an ENDOWMENT(Cf. ↑endowment): »I do not wish to take out any policies or endowment assurances …

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  • 27Endowment tax — is taxation of endowments. The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has proposed taxing MIT on these previously exempt, non profit earnings. [cite web last = He first = Ray C. title = Cambridge Seeks to Tax Earnings on Endowment work = Volume 125,… …

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  • 28endowment mortgage — ➔ mortgage1 * * * endowment mortgage UK US noun [C] UK PROPERTY, BANKING ► a mortgage (= a loan to buy a house) on which you pay only the interest, and also have an endowment (= insurance policy) that is intended to provide the money to pay back… …

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  • 29Endowment (philosophy) — Endowment (in philosophy) refers to the innate capacities of an individual, group, or institution. An individual s natural endowment can be abilities, such as intelligence or strength, given at birth. An individual s social endowment can be… …

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  • 30endowment insurance — n: life insurance in which the benefit is paid to the policyowner if he or she is still living at the end of the policy s term (as 20 years) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. endowment insurance …

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