Endowment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

natural abilities or qualities

the capital that provides income for an institution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈaʊmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛndˈaʊmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛndˈaʊmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛndˈaʊmənt/.

Examples

his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gift natural endowment talent endowment fund

Parts of Speech

noun	natural abilities or qualities
noun	the capital that provides income for an institution
noun	the act of endowing with a permanent source of income “his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time”

Word Forms

endow	verb	give qualities or abilities to
gift	verb	give qualities or abilities to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausstattung

natürliche Fähigkeiten oder Qualitäten

🇫🇷French

dotation

capacités ou qualités naturelles

🇪🇸Spanish

dotación

habilidades o cualidades naturales

🇮🇹Italian

dotazione

abilità o qualità naturali

🇳🇱Dutch

schenking

natuurlijke capaciteiten of kwaliteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

doação

habilidades ou qualidades naturais

🇷🇺Russian

пожертвование

природные способности или качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अक्षय निधि

प्राकृतिक योग्यताएँ या गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

দান

প্রাকৃতিক ক্ষমতা বা গুণাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்கொடை

இயற்கையான திறன்கள் அல்லது குணங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దానం

సహజ సామర్థ్యాలు లేదా లక్షణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

देणगी

नैसर्गिक क्षमता किंवा गुण

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્ડોમેન્ટ

કુદરતી ક્ષમતાઓ અથવા ગુણો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದತ್ತಿ

ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻഡോവ്മെൻ്റ്

സ്വാഭാവിക കഴിവുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗുണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਂਡੋਮੈਂਟ

ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਯੋਗਤਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

وقف

قدرتی صلاحیتیں یا خوبیاں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

捐赠

自然能力或品质

🇯🇵Japanese

寄付金

生まれつきの能力や性質

🇰🇷Korean

자질

타고난 능력이나 자질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tài sản

khả năng hoặc phẩm chất tự nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

บริจาค

ความสามารถหรือคุณสมบัติตามธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sumbangan

kemampuan atau kualitas alami

🇲🇾Malay

wakaf

kebolehan atau kualiti semula jadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوقف

القدرات أو الصفات الطبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

وقف

توانایی ها یا کیفیت های طبیعی

🇹🇷Turkish

bağış

doğal yetenekler veya nitelikler

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְרוּמָה

יכולות או תכונות טבעיות

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The primary meaning of 'endowment' is 'natural abilities or qualities'.

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Using 'endowment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'endowment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'endowment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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