institutional
adjective
in·sti·tu·tion·al
ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally
adverb
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This is very similar to where senior housing or medical offices were before they became recognized as institutional real estate sectors, according to Fortec, which is looking to legitimize the subsector with its new fund.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Exchanges facilitate wagers between users (and sometimes institutional funds).
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2025
And yet the majority of institutional investors continue to ignore the smart money, instead pouring trillions through the same old-school, closed-door networks.
—Rochelle Witharana, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
The pressure isn’t only institutional.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Exchanges facilitate wagers between users (and sometimes institutional funds).
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2025
And yet the majority of institutional investors continue to ignore the smart money, instead pouring trillions through the same old-school, closed-door networks.
—Rochelle Witharana, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025
The pressure isn’t only institutional.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for institutional
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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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