endowment
(noun) the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; “his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time”
endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment
(noun) natural abilities or qualities
endowment, endowment fund
(noun) the capital that provides income for an institution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
endowment (plural endowments)
Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
(insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
• (something with which a person or thing is endowed): gift
Source: Wiktionary
En*dow"ment, n.
1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support.
2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college.
3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; -- usually in the plural. His early endowments had fitted him for the work he was to do. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
