endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt 
en-
Examples of endowment in a Sentence
The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.
The college has a large endowment.
the endowment of a hospital wing
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Washington University has seen its endowment balloon in recent years—at the end of fiscal 2021, the endowment netted a mind-boggling 65% return (the median return for college endowments that year was 27%), which brought its value from $9.6 billion to $15.3 billion.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The law increases the tax to 8% on the near-trillion dollars of bloated university endowments — money that was never taxed.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
The idea: Instead of helping filmmakers one by one, a philanthropist interested in supporting independent film could establish a trust or endowment.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
There’s a new excise tax on university endowments and a new tax on remittances, or transfers of money that people in the U.S. send abroad.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The law increases the tax to 8% on the near-trillion dollars of bloated university endowments — money that was never taxed.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
The idea: Instead of helping filmmakers one by one, a philanthropist interested in supporting independent film could establish a trust or endowment.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
There’s a new excise tax on university endowments and a new tax on remittances, or transfers of money that people in the U.S. send abroad.
—Kevin Freking, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for endowment
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt
1
: the providing of a permanent fund for support
also
: the fund provided
a college's endowment
2
: a person's natural ability
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