endowment

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ UK /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/ See IPA manual

noun

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a fund or natural quality... bequest grant fund gift bestowal talent

Opposites

deprivation

Word family

Related forms endowendowerdower dowry

Etymology

From endow (from Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare 'to endow', from dos 'dowry') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

dotare Latin dos Middle English

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# 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
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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