institutional

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce institutional (audio)
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally adverb

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There's an institutional credibility and inertia issue. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Many Nomura customers and institutional investors have left, too, the sources added. Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024 At least 10 institutional investors have temporarily suspended some business activities with Nomura because of the breach, according to people familiar with the matter. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for institutional 

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of institutional was in 1617

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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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