as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments
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Recent Examples of endowment
Moreover, BlackRock’s existing clients including pension funds, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly allocating capital to private markets to meet their long-term return expectations.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Rockefeller University isn’t in a tight spot financially, with an endowment worth $2.5 million and a five-year-fundraising campaign that ended earlier this year after bringing in $777 million.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Proceeds benefit the school’s direct tuition assistance fund and its tuition assistance endowment, which provide help for about one in four Bellarmine students.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Harvard's endowment grew more slowly than the endowments at Columbia (11.5%) and Brown (11.3%) universities this year, per the Boston Business Journal.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Rockefeller University isn’t in a tight spot financially, with an endowment worth $2.5 million and a five-year-fundraising campaign that ended earlier this year after bringing in $777 million.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Proceeds benefit the school’s direct tuition assistance fund and its tuition assistance endowment, which provide help for about one in four Bellarmine students.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Harvard's endowment grew more slowly than the endowments at Columbia (11.5%) and Brown (11.3%) universities this year, per the Boston Business Journal.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
Noun
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The combination of experienced talent leaving and difficulties attracting new professionals creates a pressing need for technological solutions to maintain operational capacity.—
Shivangi Khurania,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hurts won’t make the same mistakes — Philadelphia likely won’t give him many chances — and the Eagles’ defense should perform far better than the Lions’ unit, which lacked healthy top-end talent by season’s end.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Gift cards and gift baskets have been donated by local businesses and organizations.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Facing his own gifts being turned against him, Alcaraz was caught off-guard and lost his serve in the second game of the second set, as Djokovic whaled away on two forehand returns to get a break point, then won the game on the next one.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Louis Jourdan, Count Dracula (1977) This BBC TV movie is a faithful adaptation of the book, and Jourdan plays a Dracula who teems with ghoulish sophistication as a refined intellectual with an aptitude for language and etymology.—
Celia Mattison,
Vulture,
27 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Remy’s middle-class upbringing doesn’t account for his own aptitude, which isn’t dissimilar from Ayden’s, even if Ayden is further along with his welding skills.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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Cecile had a knack for turning attacks into opportunities.—
Ilyse Hogue,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Carroll has long been regarded around the league as a force of nature who exudes charisma and positive energy with a knack for creating belief and connection within his teams.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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