Noun: endowment en'daw-munt or in'daw-munt
- The capital that provides income for an institution
"The university's endowment fund helps support research and scholarships";
- endowment fund
- The act of endowing with a permanent source of income
"his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
- A natural ability or quality
"His natural endowment for music was apparent to all who heard him play";
- gift, talent, natural endowment
Derived forms: endowments
Type of: capital, gift, giving, natural ability
Encyclopedia: Endowment