endowmentnoun
uk/ɪnˈdaʊ.mənt/us/ɪnˈdaʊ.mənt/[ C or U ] money that is given to a college, hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of this money:
The school has received an endowment of $50,000 to buy new books for the library.
[ C ] something that you have from birth, often a quality:
There are tests that can establish a baby's genetic endowment.
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