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Endowment funds — Investment funds established for the support of institutions such as colleges, private schools, museums, hospitals, and foundations. The investment income may be used for the operation of the institution and for capital expenditures. The New York … Financial and business terms
Endowment Fund — An investment fund set up by an institution in which regular withdrawals from the invested capital are used for ongoing operations or other specified purposes. Endowment funds are often used by nonprofits, universities, hospitals and churches.… … Investment dictionary
endowment — Funds or property that are donated with either a temporary or permanent restriction as to the use of principal. American Banker Glossary Gift of money or property to a specified institution for a specified purpose. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary… … Financial and business terms
Endowment — • A property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated for the support of any person, institution, or object, as a student, professorship, school, hospital Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Endowment Endowment … Catholic encyclopedia
Endowment — may refer to many things:Finance*Financial endowment; relating to funds or property donated to institutions or individuals *Endowment (Life insurance); payment of the face value of a life insurance policy, usually at age 98 120 *Endowment… … Wikipedia
Endowment policy — An endowment policy is a life insurance contract designed to pay a lump sum after a specified term (on its maturity ) or on earlier death. Typical maturities are ten, fifteen or twenty years up to a certain age limit. Some policies also pay out… … Wikipedia
endowment — noun /ɪnˈdaʊmənt,ɛnˈdaʊmənt,ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ a) Something with which a person or thing is endowed. Every man is endowed with free will, that is our greatest endowment. b) The invested funds of a not for profit institution. Rich alumni have given… … Wiktionary
Endowment — A financial asset donation made to a non profit group or institution in the form of investment funds or other property that has a stated purpose at the bequest of the donor. Most endowments are designed to keep the principal amount intact while… … Investment dictionary
endowment — /en dow meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of endowing. 2. the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed. 3. Usually, endowments. an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature. [1425 75; late ME < AF endowement; see ENDOW, MENT]… … Universalium
endowment — en•dow•ment [[t]ɛnˈdaʊ mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of endowing 2) the property, funds, etc., with which an institution or person is endowed 3) Often, endowments. an attribute of mind or body; natural ability … From formal English to slang
