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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Billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading Trump’s cost-cutting moves, tweeted that major research universities with large endowments are spending too much money on overhead or indirect administrative costs that include laboratory, utility, and faculty expenses.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Even at larger schools with hefty endowments, the promise of government funding had already influenced big investments, the plaintiff lawyers said.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Colorado universities, quoted in the narrative, are collectively sitting on billions of dollars in endowment funds and still want handouts from our federal government.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Challenges to higher education posed by the new Trump Administration (as well as from the far left and right of the political spectrum) include misguided assaults on admissions policies, educational curricula, endowment support, research priorities, and freedom of expression.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Even at larger schools with hefty endowments, the promise of government funding had already influenced big investments, the plaintiff lawyers said.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Colorado universities, quoted in the narrative, are collectively sitting on billions of dollars in endowment funds and still want handouts from our federal government.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Challenges to higher education posed by the new Trump Administration (as well as from the far left and right of the political spectrum) include misguided assaults on admissions policies, educational curricula, endowment support, research priorities, and freedom of expression.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endowment. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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