endowment
noun
en·dow·ment
in-ˈdau̇-mənt 
en-
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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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Baker, however, still holds an endowment of about $362 million, according to its 2023 tax filing.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 7 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg also made a $600 million donation to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Four days later, Trump opened a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by hailing the physical endowments of the late golf legend and Latrobe native Arnold Palmer.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
That includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Strategic Investment Fund, which focuses on the global health space, and Walmart heir Lukas Walton, whose Builders Vision investing and philanthropy platform shifted 90% of its billion-dollar endowment into impact investments in 2022.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 7 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg also made a $600 million donation to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Four days later, Trump opened a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, by hailing the physical endowments of the late golf legend and Latrobe native Arnold Palmer.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
That includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Strategic Investment Fund, which focuses on the global health space, and Walmart heir Lukas Walton, whose Builders Vision investing and philanthropy platform shifted 90% of its billion-dollar endowment into impact investments in 2022.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 23 Jan. 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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