单词	endowment
释义	endowment noun en·​dow·​ment in-ˈdau̇-mənt  en- 1 : the act or process of endowing 2 : something that is endowed specifically : the part of an institution's income derived from donations 3 : natural capacity, power, or ability a person of great intellectual endowment Synonyms aptitude bent faculty flair genius gift head knack talent See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The hospital's endowment was established by a local family. The college has a large endowment. the endowment of a hospital wing Recent Examples on the Web More law schools are following suit: In 2021, Harvard Law School's Animal Law and Policy program received a $10 million endowment. Hope Corrigan | The New York Times, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022 In honor of its late CEO, who died last year, the company's J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation is providing a $20 million endowment to create a hospitality leadership training center at Howard University, a historically Black college. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 In 1998, supporters of City formed the Triple Aught Foundation, a nonprofit that oversees the project and has built a nearly $30 million endowment for it. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 More law schools are following suit: In 2021, Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy program received a $10 million endowment. BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 More law schools are following suit: In 2021, Harvard Law School’s Animal Law and Policy program received a $10 million endowment. New York Times, 29 July 2022 The group killed by silence a considerable effort to make permanent its two-year suspension of its rule barring art-for-cash raids of the kind tried by the BMA and actually done by the Met, a museum flush with a $4 billion endowment. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Feb. 2022 The proceeds were put toward the opera company’s once-meager endowment, which was then named for Mrs. Casey’s late husband. Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Jacob’s Pillow now has an endowment to commission a new work each season. Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition endowment noun en·​dow·​ment in-ˈdau̇-mənt  1 : the act of providing money for support 2 : money provided for support a college's endowment Legal Definition endowment noun en·​dow·​ment 1 : the act or process of endowing 2 : a result or product of endowing: as a : the income of an institution derived from donations the university's ability to attract endowment b : the property (as a fund) donated to an institution or organization that is invested and producing income an endowment to maintain the gallery 3 : an endowed organization or institution : foundation chairwoman of the state's arts endowment 4 : endowment insurance endowment noun as in gift a special and usually inborn ability it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gift talent aptitude knack faculty flair genius affinity bent tendency capacity head ear eye impulse disposition feel instinct skill facility propensity predisposition inclination power nose mind bias capability potential proficiency competence turn leaning predilection proclivity partiality penchant touch habitude way specialty hang forte speciality specialism Antonyms & Near Antonyms disability incapacity inability handicap weakness shortcoming
随便看	added added (to) added (up) added money added sixth chord added to added to that added to this added to this/that added up added up (to) added up to added value addend addenda addends addendum addendum circle addendums adder adder stone adder's meat adder's mouth adder's-fern adder's-ferns

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