1. Natural abilities or qualities
   - gift, talent, natural endowment 
2. The capital that provides income for an institution
   - endowment fund 
3. The act of endowing with a permanent source of income
   "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"

Derived forms: endowments

See also: endow

Type of: capital, gift, giving, natural ability

Encyclopedia: Endowment

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