Dictionary Definition
endowment
Noun
2 the capital that provides income for an
institution [syn: 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"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- Every man is endowed with free will, that is our greatest endowment.
- Money received only the interest earned on which may be
spent.
- Rich alumni have given Harvard an endowment worth billions, the interest on which supports the college handsomely.
- The penis.
- She was very impressed by his endowment.
Synonyms
- (something with which a person or thing is endowed): gift
- (money received only the interest earned on which may be spent):
- (informal, humorous: the penis):
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
something with which a person or thing is
endowed
- Dutch: gift
- Finnish: lahja
money received of which only the interest earned
on it may be spent
- Dutch: dotatie
- Finnish: lahjoitus
informal, humorous: the penis
- Dutch: deel
Extensive Definition
Endowment may refer to many things:
Finance
- Financial endowment; relating to funds or property donated to institutions or individuals
- Endowment (Life insurance); payment of the face value of a life insurance policy, usually at age 98-120
- Endowment mortgage; a mortgage to be repaid by an endowment policy
- Endowment policy; a life assurance policy designed to build a capital sum at a pre-determined date
Other
- Endowment (Philosophy); as a philosophical term
- Endowment (Latter Day Saints); a special gift of heavenly priesthood power in Latter Day Saint theology
- Endowment (Economics); a cause of loss aversion
- Endowment; A term for when one person's traits are given to another magically in The Runelords saga.
- Endowment can also be a term used for reclaimed land
- Endowment effect is a cognitive bias
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, allele, allelomorph, allotment, allowance, appanage, aptitudes, armament, attributes, award, awarding, bequest, bestowal, bestowment, birth, bread, bump, caliber, capabilities, capability, capacities, capacity, care, catering, chandlery, character, characteristics,
chromatid, chromatin, chromosome, communication, concession, conferment, conferral, contribution, daily bread,
deliverance,
delivery, determinant, determiner, diathesis, donation, dot, dower, dowry, economic support, empowerment, enablement, endowments, equipment, eugenics, factor, faculty, finding, fitting out, flair, forte, foundation, furnishing, furnishment, gene, genesiology, genetic code,
genetics, genius, gift, gifting, gifts, giving, grant, granting, hereditability, heredity, heritability, heritage, impartation, impartment, inborn capacity,
inheritability,
inheritance,
instinct, investiture, investment, jointure, keep, legal jointure, liberality, livelihood, living, logistics, long suit, maintenance, makings, manna, marriage portion, matrocliny, meat, metier, mothering, natural endowment,
natural gift, nourishment, nurture, offer, outfitting, parts, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics,
portion, potential, power, powers, preparation, present, presentation, presentment, price support,
procurement,
properties, providing, provision, provisioning, purveyance, qualification, recessive
character, reinforcement, replenishment, replication, resupply, retailing, selling, settlement, speciality, strengths, strong flair,
strong point, subscription, subsidization, subsidy, subsistence, subvention, supply, supplying, support, surrender, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, talent, talents, tender loving care, the
goods, the stuff, thirds,
upkeep, victualing, vouchsafement, what it
takes