# endowment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/ · frequency rank #14,521

## Definitions
1. Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
2. Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
3. Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
4. A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.

## Etymology
From Middle English endowement; equivalent to endow + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **enjoyment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endowment-vs-enjoyment)
- **enrolment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endowment-vs-enrolment)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ednowment`, `enddowment`, `endomwent`, `endowemnt`, `endowmennt`, `endowmentt`, `endowmetn`, `endowmment`, `endowmnet`, `endowwment`, `endwoment`, `enndowment`, `enodwment`, `nedowment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/endowment