Look up: endowment

1. endowment
   [n] - the capital that provides income for an institution 2. [n] - natural qualities or talents 3. [n] - the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
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2. Endowment
   An investment product that a borrower pays into over the course of a mortgage that is designed to pay a lump sum which can then be used to repay a mortgage debt. (it also provides life cover of a certain amount). Endowments can be used alongside an interest only mortgage.
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3. Endowment
   An endowment policy is a life assurance savings scheme which allows you to pay in a regular sum of money, usually on a monthly basis, for a fixed period of time, whilst providing you with life assurance. The money paid into the scheme can be invested in a range of different ways, including stocks and shares
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4. Endowment
   A gift such as money or property to an institution for a given... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/endowment.htm?id=467&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of endowment'>more</a>
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5. endowment
   investment funds established for the support of institutions such as colleges,private schools,museums,hospitals,and foundations Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • capital stock placed at the disposal of a public authority entity by a country or state or municipality,or ca...
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6. Endowment
   En·dow'ment noun 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
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7. endowment
   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...
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8. endowment
   gift noun natural abilities or qualities
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9. 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`
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10. endowment
    endowment fund noun the capital that provides income for an institution
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11. endowment
    In a general equilibrium model, an individual's endowment is a vector made up of quantities of every possible good that the individual starts out with. Contexts: general equilibrium; models
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12. Endowment
    Gift of money or property to a specified institution for a specified purpose.
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13. Endowment
    • (n.) The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support. • (n.) 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. • (n.) Tha...
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14. endowment
    (from the article `Mormon`) ...by proxy for those who died without knowledge of the truth. The Mormons` interest in genealogy proceeds from their concern to save the deceased ...
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15. Endowment
    The amount of something that a person or country simply has, rather than their having somehow to acquire it. In the H-O Model of trade theory, endowments refer to primary factors of production, ignoring the fact that some of them -- especially capital and skill -- are deliberately accumulated.
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16. Endowment
    [philosophy] Endowment (in philosophy) refers to the innate capacities of an individual, group, or institution. An individual`s "natural endowment" can be abilities, such as intelligence or strength, given at birth. An individual`s "social endowment" can be abilities attributed to the indivi...
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17. Endowment
    [Mormonism] In Mormonism, the endowment is an ordinance (ritual ceremony) designed to prepare participants to become kings, queens, priests, and priestesses in the afterlife. As part of the ceremony, participants take part in a scripted reenactment of the Biblical creation and fall of Adam a...
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18. endowment
    
    • natural qualities or talents
    • the capital that provides income for an institution
    • the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
    
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19. Endowment
    n. the creation of a fund, often by gift or bequest from a dead person's estate, for the maintenance of a public institution, particularly a college, university or scholarship
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20. Endowment
    A life assurance policy that is designed to produce a lump sum to pay off an interest-only mortgage. There are different types of endowments.
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21. Endowment
    A life assurance policy that is designed to produce a lump sum to pay off an interest-only mortgage. There are different types of endowments.
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22. Endowment
    [Latter Day Saints] In the theology of the Latter Day Saint movement, an endowment refers to a gift of "power from on high", typically associated with Latter Day Saint temples. The purpose and meaning of the endowment varied during the life of movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. The term has ...
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