endowment
Example Sentences
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Pensions, university endowments and insurers now keep a lot of their money in long-term, hard-to-trade investments.
The private markets, long the preserve of institutional investors such as pension systems and endowments, are being reshaped by a surge of capital from wealthy individuals.
Yes, it’s a drop in the bucket compared with Harvard’s gigantic $57 billion endowment.
From MarketWatch
The Getty, secure with an $8-billion endowment, offered to share the purchase some months ago, but Britain at first declined, determined to have the picture remain in London full-time.
From Los Angeles Times
The college has substantially reduced its debt, and last year its endowment was valued at $126 million.
From Los Angeles Times
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