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 Last year, Gates told Fortune the foundation planned to spend more than $200 billion over the following 20 years before paying out its remaining endowment and shutting down in 2045. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 July 2026 When the two endowments were created, in 1965, the arts were still largely understood in formalist, apolitical terms. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Legacy Foundation is partnering with local nonprofits to support community projects and programs and working to build unrestricted endowments supporting Lake County. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026 But this anniversary year, the endowment has placed a particular emphasis on national pride. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for endowment

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Adidas reportedly spent $67 million on its hero film, Backyard Legends, while Nike also splashed heavily on talent — Kim Kardashian, Kylian Mbappé, Central Cee, and LeBron James, among others — for its competing short, Rip the Script.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
The coaching staff thought the talent the team inherited, with the addition of a few bargain signings, was better than the numbers showed.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of talent

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Some of its greatest gifts arrive disguised as boredom — an afternoon with nothing scheduled, a bike pointed toward a friend’s house, a library book that unexpectedly becomes impossible to put down.

— Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026
Federal Election Commission filings released Wednesday night show the CEO personally donated $1 million in May to Public First, the super PAC pushing for mandatory AI safety rules—his largest political gift on record.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of gift

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Lessons on human resources being more company-oriented than human is another pearl of wisdom from Reddy, who clearly has a knack for corporate culture.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Our knack for accommodation increasingly looks like what evolutionary biologists call a maladaptation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

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