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
In its statement announcing her hire, the Milwaukee Art Museum pointed out that Sajet raised more than $85 million for the National Portrait Gallery's operations and endowment during her tenure there.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, Harvard, Yale and other endowments are now struggling to sell a portion of their private equity and alternatives investments at discounts to raise needed cash.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Usually, grant money comes from money earned off of the investments from the original endowment fund, according to Mentesana.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margins with an endowment of only $65 million.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
After all, Harvard, Yale and other endowments are now struggling to sell a portion of their private equity and alternatives investments at discounts to raise needed cash.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Usually, grant money comes from money earned off of the investments from the original endowment fund, according to Mentesana.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margins with an endowment of only $65 million.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
Noun
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The festival also features art vendors, local talent, food trucks and, for kids, face painting, bubbles and bouncy houses.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, specifically in Denver during his lone season there, the Broncos had notable talent in front of the young players in his stable.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.—
Nathalie Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs have an aptitude problem.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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This leads him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Science has a knack for giving us answers, but sometimes its best trick is leaving us with better questions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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His knack for being able to disappear and resurface with a whole new identity led authorities to dub him the Chameleon Killer.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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