Definition of Endowment fund

1. Noun. The capital that provides income for an institution.

Exact synonyms: Endowment
Specialized synonyms: Patrimony, Chantry
Generic synonyms: Capital
Derivative terms: Endow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endowment Fund

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Literary usage of Endowment fund

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association, Richard Rogers Bowker, Charles Ammi Cutter (1908)
"gifts for endowment purposes, shall constitute an endowment fund, which shall be invested, ... The endowment fund shall be in the custody of three trustees, ..."

2. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1904)
"The endowment fund. 2. The reserve fund. 3. The general fund. The Endowment Fund.— The endowment fund shall consist of such contributions as shall be given ..."

3. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1919)
"THE endowment fund The munificent gift to the Maryland Historical Society by Mrs. Mary Washington Keyser, of the property at Park avenue and Monument street ..."

4. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1899)
"I have some indefinite propositions to provide for an increased expenditure ; the endowment fund should be increased in order to provide a larger income for ..."

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