endowment

noun
🔊/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/
🔊/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/
(formal)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money捐款;捐赠;资助Topics Educationc2
  2. [countable, usually plural] a quality or an ability that you are born with天赋;天资;才能
    • Few people are blessed with her mental endowments.很少有人能有她的精神天赋。