institutional

adjective

in·​sti·​tu·​tion·​al ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce institutional (audio)
1
: of or relating to an institution
institutional knowledge
2
: characteristic of or appropriate to institutions
bland institutional cooking
institutional green walls
institutionally adverb

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Mid-cap companies are also investing more in building new capacity, Nitin Bhasin, head of institutional equities at Ambit Capital, told CNBC. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 As far as productivity goes, the great AI boom has failed to generate even a fraction of the economic returns sought by institutional investors. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026 The team acknowledges that scaling the process for mainstream industrial use will require continued funding and cross-institutional effort. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for institutional

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First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of institutional was in 1617

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“Institutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/institutional. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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