endowment
/ɪnˈdaʊmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the action of endowing something or someone捐赠; 资助：
he tried to promote the endowment of a Chair of Psychiatry.
他力促捐资设立一个精神病学的教授职位。
1.1
- count noun an income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone捐款; 捐赠的财产。
1.2
- （一般作 endowments）a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone才能, 天赋, 天资。
1.3
- usu. as modifier a form of life insurance involving payment of a fixed sum to the insured person on a specified date, or to their estate should they die before this date人寿保险：
an endowment policy.
人寿保险单。