endowment

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Learn the meaning of endowment with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

endowment

(noun)

Meaning

a gift of money or property

Example

"The school received an endowment to build a new library."

Synonyms

donationgiftbequest

More about this word

Word origin
From Old French endouer, meaning to provide with a dowry.
Related word forms
  • verb: endow
  • adjective: endowed