endow
Fund an institution
To endow is to provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
Nature endows some people with unusual gifts: She was endowed with a beautiful singing voice.
The word also means to fund permanently, especially institutions: endow a university chair, endow a scholarship.
An endowment is both the act and the resulting fund.
Well-endowed is a common euphemism for having large breasts or, of men, a large penis.
Item given freely
- aptitudeInnate capability
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- knackInnate ease at something
ability · skill · talent · attribute · quality · faculty · capacity · blessing
Underlying support structure
- grantBestow or award money
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- bequestGift left by will
donation · benefaction · trust · charity · subsidy · sponsorship · contribution · financing
Property received from ancestors
- bequestGift left by will
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- estateProperty and grounds
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
entailment · trust · will · testament · succession · patrimony · heirloom · devise
One who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- sponsorFunder of activities
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
supporter · backer · contributor · founder · underwriter · financier · angel · giver
grant
Bestow or award money
donate · impart · vest · entrust · furnish · accord · convey · transmit · infuse · enrich
gift
Item given freely
knack · ability · skill · talent · attribute · quality · faculty · capacity · blessing · grace
foundation
Underlying support structure
- grantBestow or award money
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
bequest · donation · benefaction · trust · charity · subsidy · sponsorship · contribution · financing · capital
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
birthright · entailment · trust · will · testament · succession · patrimony · heirloom · devise · settlement
donor
One who contributes freely
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- sponsorFunder of activities
philanthropist · supporter · backer · contributor · founder · underwriter · financier · angel · giver · grantor
- college endowmentsInvested donations supporting schools
- university endowmentsDonated assets supporting colleges
- endowed chairPermanently funded faculty position
- endowment fundPermanent capital pool for institutions