endowment

1. n. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. Source: opted

2. n. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college. Source: opted

3. n. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted

4. n. natural abilities or qualities Source: wordnet

5. n. the capital that provides income for an institution Source: wordnet

6. n. the act of endowing with a permanent source of income Source: wordnet

7. 1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. 2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college. 3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do. I. Taylor. Source: webster

8. n:100 n. natural abilities or qualities n. the capital that provides income for an institution n. the act of endowing with a permanent source of income Source: ecdict

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