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sponsor
[ spon-ser ]
noun
- a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
Synonyms: , ,
- a person, firm, organization, etc., that finances and buys the time to broadcast a radio or television program so as to advertise a product, a political party, etc.
Synonyms:
- a person who makes a pledge or promise on behalf of another.
- Christianity. a person who promises to mentor a youth or new convert preparing for confirmation or initiation, or who answers for an infant at baptism.
verb (used with object)
- to act as sponsor for; promise, vouch, or answer for.
Synonyms: , , ,
sponsor
/ ˈspɒnsə; spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl /
noun
- a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp
- a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc
- a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort
- a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time
- a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc
- Also calledgodparent
- an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his Christian upbringing
- a person who presents a candidate for confirmation
- a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
verb
- tr to act as a sponsor for
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲǰˌ, noun
- sponsorial, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dz··· [spon-, sawr, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- Dz·ǰ· noun
- ܲ·Dz·ǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sponsor1
Example Sentences
Soon, the clubhouse will house two race simulators available for rent, with sponsored community days covering costs for those who can’t afford the fee.
Eventually, he found an American sponsor “and we had the proverbial fresh start,” he recalled, moving briefly to Florida before returning to the West Coast and renting an apartment in Huntington Beach.
Calderon is sponsoring legislation favored by Edison that would slash the credits that many homeowners receive for generating electricity with rooftop solar panels.
But some have asked could it have been a marketing idea, because the phone Salah used is made by one of Liverpool's sponsors.
The visas held by the band members are understood to no longer be valid and they are in the process of securing a new sponsor ahead of its sellout October tour in North America.
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