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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
endowment
n 1: natural abilities or qualities [syn: endowment, gift,
talent, natural endowment]
2: the capital that provides income for an institution [syn:
endowment, endowment fund]
3: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his
generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of
time"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Endowment \En*dow"ment\, n.
1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision
for support.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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.
[1913 Webster]
3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind;
gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents;
-- usually in the plural.
[1913 Webster]
His early endowments had fitted him for the work he
was to do. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
ENDOWMENT. The bestowing or assuring of a dower to a woman. It is sometimes
used: metaphorically, for the setting a provision for a charitable
institution, as the endowment of a hospital.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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