endowment
Example Sentences
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Pensions, university endowments and insurers now keep a lot of their money in long-term, hard-to-trade investments.
The private markets, long the preserve of institutional investors such as pension systems and endowments, are being reshaped by a surge of capital from wealthy individuals.
Yes, it’s a drop in the bucket compared with Harvard’s gigantic $57 billion endowment.
From MarketWatch
"A dominant view was seen emerging on every country to have individual pathways to achieve their national commitments and endowments," a third official who attended the meeting said.
From Reuters
Crammed onto a dreary adjacent island known as the Annex, these men and women of supposedly “lesser biological and social endowments” are expected to perform their various duties without complaint.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
