1. (

• endowment ,
• gift ,
• talent ,
• natural_endowment

) natural abilities or qualities ;

2. (

• endowment ,
• endowment_fund

) the capital that provides income for an institution ;

3. (

• endowment

) the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time" ;