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
Typically, a school spends 4% to 5% of its endowment for operational costs annually.
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
Jessop is trying to raise $4 million — $1 million to restore the clock and erect it inside the History Center, and another $3 million for an endowment to cover expenses in perpetuity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Prioritizing institutions with high Pell Grant enrollment, lower endowments, and limited access to traditional funding, the Initiative seeks to direct resources where they are most needed.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Moody’s also noted that a possible increase in the excise tax on university endowments would hit more wealthy institutions’ budgets.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
Jessop is trying to raise $4 million — $1 million to restore the clock and erect it inside the History Center, and another $3 million for an endowment to cover expenses in perpetuity.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Prioritizing institutions with high Pell Grant enrollment, lower endowments, and limited access to traditional funding, the Initiative seeks to direct resources where they are most needed.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Moody’s also noted that a possible increase in the excise tax on university endowments would hit more wealthy institutions’ budgets.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endowment
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The budding talent had turned in the finest start of his big-league career to date Saturday, taming the Philadelphia Phillies in a raucous ballpark.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Director Roshan Sethi and all the talent have been fantastic.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The wines aren’t really exported, either, so a bottle carried carefully back to the USA makes a welcome gift.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Be Forward-Looking If feedback is such a gift, why do most of us hate receiving it as well as giving it?—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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His and Hubbard's distinct approaches underscore the region’s aptitude for versatility.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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According to the archaeologists, the transition from stone to bone was a feat of abstract thinking, requiring an aptitude in toolmaking and an appreciation that the knapping techniques that worked on one material would also work on another.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Miami Marlins' right fielder also stole 16 bags in 18 attempts last year, showing a knack for swiping bases with a high success rate.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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People have knacks for different things, or might arrive at the same result—the answer to a math problem, the solution to an ARC-AGI grid—via very different routes.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Endowment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endowment. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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