endowment

en·dow·ment

noun \-mənt\

Definition of ENDOWMENT

1

: the act or process of endowing

2

: something that is endowed; specifically : the part of an institution's income derived from donations

3

: natural capacity, power, or ability <a person of great intellectual endowment>

Examples of ENDOWMENT

1. The hospital's endowment was established by a local family.
2. The college has a large endowment.
3. the endowment of a hospital wing

First Known Use of ENDOWMENT

15th century

Related to ENDOWMENT

Synonyms: aptitude, bent, talent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knack

Related Words: affinity, bias, disposition, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; ear, eye, mind, nose; feel, hang, instinct, touch, way; capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill; capacity, potential, power; forte, specialism, speciality, specialty

Near Antonyms: disability, handicap, inability, incapacity; shortcoming, weakness

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