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endowment
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endowment
n.
grant, award, donation; talent, gift, ability (furnished by God, nature, etc.)
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Endowment
Endowment may refer to many things:
Finance
- Financial endowment, pertaining to funds or property donated to institutions or individuals (e.g., college endowment)
- Endowment mortgage, a mortgage to be repaid by an endowment policy
- Endowment policy, a type of life insurance policy
- A synonym for budget constraint, the total funds available for spending
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endowment
Noun
1. natural qualities or talents
(synonym) gift, talent, natural endowment
(hypernym) natural ability
(hyponym) bent, knack, hang
(derivation) endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
2. the capital that provides income for an institution
(synonym) endowment fund
(hypernym) capital
(hyponym) patrimony
(derivation) endow, dower
3. the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
(hypernym) giving, gift
(derivation) endow, dower
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endowment
n.
velký finanční dar; dotace
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endowment
Rzecz.
darowizna; fundowanie
