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"Endowment" is a noun which is often translated as "la donación", and "donation" is a noun which is often translated as "el donativo". Learn more about the difference between "endowment" and "donation" below.
endowment(
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dau
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mihnt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (finance)
a. la donación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The couple gave a $1,000,000 endowment to the children's hospital.La pareja hizo una donación de $1,000,000 al hospital infantil.
The endowment the oil tycoon gave the university was used to create a scholarship program.La donación que el magnate petrolero le dio a la universidad fue usado para crear un programa de becas.
b. el legado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A local millionaire left an endowment of over $2,000,000 to the university for cancer research.Un millonario de la zona, dejó un legado de más de $2,000,000 a la universidad para la investigación del cáncer.
2. (attribute)
donation(
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (gift)
a. el donativo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The grand piano was a donation from an alumnus of the boarding school.El piano de cola fue un donativo de un ex-alumno del internado.
b. la donación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The president of the university thanked him for his generous donation.El rector de la universidad le agradeció su generosa donación.
a. la donación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The campaign sought to raise awareness about the importance of blood donation.La campaña pretendía generar conciencia sobre la importancia de la donación de sangre.
