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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 51Թ Forms
- Dz··· [spon-, sawr, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- Dz·ǰ· noun
- ܲ·Dz·ǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sponsor1
Example Sentences
He claimed the money was to build an application called StarSite that would help celebrities and influencers monetize their fame through sponsored social media advertisements.
"I suspect some sponsors are now re-assessing how they 'activate' such deals in the US, given the trade barriers that have now been imposed," says John Zerafa, a sports event bid strategist.
According to the book, she decides to have Facebook sponsor a global organ donation initiative.
"It was pretty obvious to me that we had lost quite a number of corporate sponsors," she said in a Sky News interview.
In a season without European football, the club again made substantial player purchases while not having a front-of-shirt sponsor.
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