April 20, 2025 Word of the Day
plural institutions
The New York Stock Exchange is an important financial institution.
Definition of INSTITUTION
1 a [count] : an established organization
an educational/academic institution
banks and other financial institutions
an institution of higher learning
1 b [count] : a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time
She committed herself to a mental institution. [=a hospital for people with mental or emotional problems]
a correctional institution [=a prison]
2 a [count] : a custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people
Family visits are a Thanksgiving institution.
She's not interested in the institution of marriage.
the institution of slavery
2 b [count] : someone or something that is very well known and established in a particular field or place
He is an institution in local politics. [=he has participated in local politics for such a long time that people consider him to be a regular part of local politics]
The play has become something of an institution on Broadway.
3 [noncount] : the act of beginning or creating something (such as a new law, rule, or system) : the act of instituting something
the institution of new rules and regulations
— institutional /ˌɪnstəˈtuːʃənl̟/ adjective
institutional power
institutional funds
institutional living
institutional care
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