English · Word Candidate

endowment

/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: endowments

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Something with which a person or thing is endowed.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Điều gì đó mà một người hoặc thứ gì được ban tặng

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Noun

Examples

I suppose it is a truth too well attested to you, to need a proof here, that we are a race of beings, who have long labored under the abuse and censure of the world; that we have long been looked upon with an eye of contempt; and that we have long been considered rather as brutish than human, and sc

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tài sản hoặc quỹ đầu tư để hỗ trợ và lợi ích của một người hoặc tổ chức phi lợi nhuận

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Not content with the natural neglect into which Sight Recognition was falling, they began boldly to demand the legal prohibition of all "monopolizing and aristocratic Arts" and the consequent abolition of all endowments for the studies of Sight Recognition, Mathematics, and Feeling.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “endowment” mean?

Something with which a person or thing is endowed.

Is “endowment” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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