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    institutional
    /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən(ə)l/

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  3. The meaning of INSTITUTIONAL is of or relating to an institution. How to use institutional in a sentence.

  4. Institutional definition: of or relating to organized establishments, foundations, societies, or the like, or to the buildings they occupy. See examples of INSTITUTIONAL used in a sentence.

  5. adjective. uk / ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃ ə n ə l / us / -ˈtuː- / Add to word list. relating to an institution, especially a financial institution: the company's personal and institutional clients. Institutional investors have become more active in managing their portfolios. institutional racism/sexism.

  6. adj. 1. Of or relating to an institution or institutions. 2. Organized as or forming an institution: institutional religion. 3. Characteristic or suggestive of an institution, especially in being uniform, dull, or unimaginative: institutional furniture; a pale institutional green. in′sti·tu′tion·al·ly adv.

  7. unfair treatment for people of different races, women, etc. that result from the systems and structures within an organization: The report found evidence of institutional racism in the police service. institutionally. adverb. institutionally owned shares.

  8. 1. of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, an institution. 2. of or to institutions, rather than individuals. institutional sales. 3. designating advertising that is intended primarily to gain prestige and goodwill rather than immediate sales.

  9. Something institutional is what you'd expect from a big entity like a college or corporation, such as the institutional cinder-block dorm room walls or the institutional policy of giving employees 10 sick days per year.