endowment

BrE /ˈendəʊmənt/ AmE /ˈɛndoʊmənt/

noun en → es

1 GIFT/CHARITY [singular] B2

a gift of money or property given to a person, organization, etc., especially for charitable purposes

dotación, donativo, legado

  • an endowment from somebody/something

Collocations endowment fund · philanthropic endowment

  • The university received a large endowment from the Rockefeller Foundation.

    La universidad recibió una gran dotación de la Fundación Rockefeller.

2 ABILITY/TALENT [singular] C1

a natural ability or talent that a person has from birth or early in life

dote, don, capacidad innata

  • have an endowment for something

Collocations endowment of talent · natural endowment

  • She has a natural endowment for music.

    Ella tiene un don innato para la música.

3 PROPERTY/ASSET [singular] C1

a piece of property or an asset given to a person, organization, etc., especially for charitable purposes

propiedad, activo, bien

  • an endowment from somebody/something

Collocations endowment property · charitable endowment

  • The hospital received an endowment of land for the construction of a new wing.

    El hospital recibió una dotación de tierras para la construcción de un nuevo ala.

1 FINANCIAL_SUPPORT [singular] C1

financial support given to a person or organization, often in the form of an endowment fund

financiamiento, apoyo financiero, dotación económica

  • endowment for something

Collocations financial endowment · scholarship endowment

  • The college has an endowment fund to support student scholarships.

    La universidad tiene un fondo de dotación para apoyar las becas estudiantiles.

2 LEGAL_RIGHT [singular] C1

a legal right or claim to property, especially one that is established by an endowment fund

derecho legal, reclamo, título de propiedad

  • endowment of something

Collocations legal endowment · property endowment

  • The trust has an endowment on the property.

    La confianza tiene un título legal sobre la propiedad.