Meaning & use
endowment
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A sum of money or property donated to an institution to provide it with ongoing income, or a natural talent someone possesses.
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The university's endowment funds several scholarships each year.
She was blessed with a natural endowment for music.
A note on using this word
Most often used in the financial sense (a university or charity endowment), though it also has an older, literary sense referring to personal talent.
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