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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French endower, from en- + dower, douer to endow, from [[Latin]] dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dowry | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French endower, from en- + dower, douer to endow, from [[Latin]] dotare, from dot-, dos gift, dowry |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : to furnish with an income; especially : to make a grant of [[money]] providing for the continuing [[support]] or [[maintenance]] of <endow a hospital> | | *1 : to furnish with an income; especially : to make a grant of [[money]] providing for the continuing [[support]] or [[maintenance]] of <endow a hospital> |
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| Among the institutions that commonly manage an endowment are: [[academic]] institutions (e.g., colleges, [[universities]], private schools), [[cultural]] institutions (e.g., museums, [[Library|libraries]], theaters, hospitals) and [[religious]] establishments. | | Among the institutions that commonly manage an endowment are: [[academic]] institutions (e.g., colleges, [[universities]], private schools), [[cultural]] institutions (e.g., museums, [[Library|libraries]], theaters, hospitals) and [[religious]] establishments. |
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− | An endowment may come with stipulations regarding its usage. In some circumstances an endowment may be required to be spent in a certain way or alternatively invested, with the principal to remain intact in perpetuity or for a defined time period. This allows for the donation to have an impact over a longer period of [[time]] than if it were spent all at once.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment] | + | An endowment may come with stipulations regarding its usage. In some circumstances an endowment may be required to be spent in a certain way or alternatively invested, with the principal to remain intact in perpetuity or for a defined time period. This allows for the donation to have an impact over a longer period of [[time]] than if it were spent all at once.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment] |
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| [[Category: Economics]] | | [[Category: Economics]] |