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1. institution
noun. ['ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən'] an organization founded and united for a specific purpose.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- institution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- institutio (Latin)
Rhymes with Nondepository Financial Institution
- redistribution
- electrocution
- counterrevolution
- distribution
- contribution
- substitution
- retribution
- prostitution
- prosecution
- constitution
- restitution
- persecution
- lilliputian
- execution
- attribution
- revolution
- resolution
- elocution
- dissolution
- diminution
- devolution
- confucian
- andalusian
- absolution
- evolution
- solution
- pollution
- dilution
- aleutian
- shooshan
2. institution
noun. ['ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən'] an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated.
Etymology
- institution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- institutio (Latin)
3. institution
noun. ['ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən'] a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society.
Antonyms
Etymology
- institution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- institutio (Latin)
4. institution
noun. ['ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən'] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- institution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- institutio (Latin)
5. institution
noun. ['ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən'] a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- institution (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- institutio (Latin)
6. financial
adjective. ['fəˈnænʃəl, fɪˈnænʃəl, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl'] involving financial matters.
Etymology
- -al (English)
- finance (English)
- finaunce (Middle English (1100-1500))