ENDOWMENT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

endowment

noun

in-ˈdau̇-mənt

Definition of endowment

as in talent

a special and usually inborn ability it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments

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Recent Examples of endowment Over the past five years, the endowment has gone up by about $7 million. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Lawrence, who has represented Dior since 2012, will present the grand prize, which comes with a cash endowment of 400,000 euros and mentorship by the French luxury conglomerate’s teams. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Funds from the endowment were distributed to Arkansas charities and nonprofit organizations. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026 But as the financial pressure on them increases, many schools with relatively small endowments have been pulling more from their funds, data from the National Association of College and University Business Officers show. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for endowment

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The development is being supported through public-private partnerships focused on longer-term priorities including talent development, housing and equal opportunity in the Brainport region.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Everything gets harder from here, even next week against Old Dominion, but the Hokies sent a pretty clear message that the talent has been substantially upgraded and this won’t be a bottom-of-the-standings ACC team again.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of talent

Noun

Palestinians possess no natural gift for grief and there is nothing beautiful about enduring destruction and death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The children were learning how to make gift bags and perfume, a free workshop that offered them a brief respite from Cuba's realities.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

And Loving has a knack for flipping a switch on the field, transforming quickly from the eager, jovial rookie in the locker room into a powerful and violent man once the ball is snapped.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Hardaway has a knack for taking ordinary materials and turning them into something extraordinary or deeply meaningful.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

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