Endowment
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of endowing with a permanent source of income
"His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
(2) Natural abilities or qualities
(3) The capital that provides income for an institution
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- Every man is endowed with free will, that is our greatest endowment.
- The invested funds of a not-for-profit institution.
- Rich alumni have given Harvard an endowment worth billions, the interest on which supports the college handsomely.
- The penis.
- She was very impressed by his endowment.
Synonyms
- (something with which a person or thing is endowed): gift
- (money received only the interest earned on which may be spent):
- (informal, humorous: the penis):