endowment C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ UK /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a fund or natural quality with which a person or institution is provided The university's endowment funds dozens of research scholarships. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a fund or natural quality... bequestgrantfundgiftbestowaltalent ↔ Opposites deprivation Word family Related forms endowendowerdowerdowry Etymology AI details From endow (from Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare 'to endow', from dos 'dowry') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. dotare Latin dos Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # endowment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a fund or natural quality with which a person or institution is provided ## Examples - The university's endowment funds dozens of research scholarships. ## Synonyms - bequest - grant - fund - gift - bestowal - talent ## Antonyms - deprivation ## Related Forms - endow - endower - dower - dowry ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dotare - Root: dos ## Etymology From endow (from Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare 'to endow', from dos 'dowry') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. ## AI Etymology Endowment comes from endow (from Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare 'to endow', from dos 'dowry') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. The etymological trail includes Latin dotare and Latin dos. As a noun, endowment names a fund or natural quality with which a person or institution is provided. The same family is visible in related forms such as endow, endower, dower, and dowry. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown