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- \-mənt\
- /ɪnˈdaʊ.mənt/
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- \-mənt\
Definitions of endowment word
- noun endowment The action of endowing something or someone. 1
- noun endowment money for sth 1
- noun endowment talent 1
- countable noun endowment An endowment is a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income. 0
- countable noun endowment If someone has an endowment of a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally. 0
- countable noun endowment In finance, an endowment policy or mortgage is an insurance policy or mortgage which you pay towards each month and which should then provide you with enough money to pay for your house at the end of a fixed period. 0
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Parts of speech for Endowment
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
endowment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for endowment
noun endowment
- donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- bequest — A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die.
- legacy — legacy system
- award — An award is a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
adjective endowment
- aider — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
Antonyms for endowment
noun endowment
- debt — A debt is a sum of money that you owe someone.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
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