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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In October, three months before he was fired, Moccia and NMSU officials pitched legislators on creating a $137 million endowment that would fund its women’s sports programs in perpetuity.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
With a relatively meager $170 million endowment, the university which employs more than 230 professors, many of whom are deaf, would struggle to recoup the loss of federal money.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Often without cash reserves or endowments, many organizations depend on U.S. funding entirely and have been forced to lay off staff and cancel contracts with vendors.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
In addition to the archives, Stanford will also inherit CHS’s roughly $3.2 million endowment as well as the three people remaining on staff.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
With a relatively meager $170 million endowment, the university which employs more than 230 professors, many of whom are deaf, would struggle to recoup the loss of federal money.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Often without cash reserves or endowments, many organizations depend on U.S. funding entirely and have been forced to lay off staff and cancel contracts with vendors.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
In addition to the archives, Stanford will also inherit CHS’s roughly $3.2 million endowment as well as the three people remaining on staff.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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