endowment

英 [ɪnˈdaʊmənt]

美 [ɪnˈdaʊmənt]

n. 捐款; 捐赠; 资助; 天赋; 天资; 才能

复数：endowments　

Collins.2 / BNC.7253 / COCA.10430

牛津词典

noun

捐款；捐赠；资助
money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money
天赋；天资；才能
a quality or an ability that you are born with

N-COUNT 资助;捐款
Anendowmentis a gift of money that is made to an institution or community in order to provide it with an annual income.
1. The company revived the finances of the Oxford Union with a generous £1m endowment.
  那家公司慷慨捐款100万英镑，使牛津辩论学会的财务状况得以好转。
2. ...the National Endowment for the Arts.
  国家艺术基金
天资;天赋
If someone has anendowmentof a particular quality or ability, they possess it naturally.
定期人寿保险；定期人寿保险按揭
In finance, anendowmentpolicy or mortgage is an insurance policy or mortgage which you pay towards each month and which should then provide you with enough money to pay for your house at the end of a fixed period.

noun

the act of endowing with a permanent source of income
1. his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time
natural abilities or qualities
Synonym:gifttalentnatural endowment
the capital that provides income for an institution
Synonym:endowment fund

How are the length of service after worker come off sentry duty and endowment insurance calculated?
职工下岗后的工龄和养老保险如何计算？
On the Developmental Studies of Rural Social Endowment Insurance in China
我国农村社会养老保险事业发展研究
( British) private independent secondary school supported by endowment and tuition.
（英国）以捐赠基金和学费支持的私立独立中学。
You can inquire online endowment insurance code on above net.
你可以上网上查询有关的养老保险法规呀。
The company that has joined commercial insurance or worker also must attend primary endowment insurance by the regulation.
已经参加商业保险的企业或职工也必须按规定参加基本的养老保险。
The source of economic growth: resources endowment, technology or institution?
经济增长的源泉：资源禀赋、技术还是制度？
Ask: what is the suitable scope that I save social endowment insurance?
问：我省社会养老保险的适用范围是什么？
Multi-support endowment insurance is the development of endowment insurance theory.
多支柱养老保险是养老保险理论的完善和发展。
This is the endowment effect.
这便是禀赋效应。
An endowment is money from donations and investments.
一笔捐赠的基金是来自捐款和投资的收益。