Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - endowment
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Endowment
endowment
~ n 1 a sum of money that is given to a place such as a college or hospital to give it an income, or the giving of this money (an endowment of land and investments given to the college) 2 a quality or ability that someone has naturally (Man has already changed dogs' genetic endowments by breeding them selectively.)
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(endowments) 1. An endowment is a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income. ...the National Endowment for the Arts. N-COUNT 2. If someone has an endowment of a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally. (FORMAL) N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. In finance, an endowment policy or mortgage is an insurance policy or mortgage which you pay towards each month and which should then provide you with enough money to pay for your house at the end of a fixed period. (BRIT) N-COUNT: usu N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of endowing 2. something that is endowed; specifically the part of an institution's income derived from donations 3. natural capacity, power, or ability a person of great intellectual ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the act or an instance of endowing. 2 assets, esp. property or income with which a person or body is endowed. 3 (usu. in pl.) skill, talent, etc., with which a person is endowed. 4 (attrib.) denoting forms of life insurance involving payment by the insurer of a fixed sum on a specified date, or on the death of the insured person if earlier. Phrases and idioms endowment mortgage a mortgage linked to endowment insurance of the mortgagor's life, the capital being paid from the sum insured. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сущ. дар, вклад - endowment contract - endowment funds - endowment insurance - endowment policy Syn: gift, grant, grant-in-aid ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. назначение вклада, передача фонда (институту, колледжу) 2. вклад, дар, пожертвование; ам. также (дарственный) фонд the Carnegie E. —- фонд Карнеги the hospital is under an endowment —- больница содержится на средства жервтователя 3. дарование, талант natural endowments —- природные способности intellectual endowments —- умственные способности ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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insurance смешанное страхование ENDOWMENT noun 1) вклад, дар, пожертвование; надел endowment with information - сообщение сведений 2) дарование - mental endowments 3) attr. - endowment insurance Syn: see bequest ...Англо-русский словарь
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