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- Dictionarysponsor/ˈspɒnsə/
noun
- 1. a person or organization that pays for or contributes to the costs involved in staging a sporting or artistic event in return for advertising: "the production cost £50,000, most coming from local sponsors"
- 2. a person who introduces and supports a proposal for legislation: "a leading sponsor of the bill"
verb
- 1. provide funds for (a project or activity or the person carrying it out): "Joe is being sponsored by a government training scheme"
- 2. introduce and support (a proposal) in a legislative assembly: "a Labour MP sponsored the bill"
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(of a business or other organization) to pay for someone to do something or for something to happen: The participants ' employers sponsor them for the six-month training program. His organization sponsored the study.
1. : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare. 2. : one who assumes responsibility for some other person or thing. 3. : a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity.
A sponsor provides support for someone or something, typically by supplying cash. Because your company is a sponsor for a homeless organization, they provide funding for the annual 5K run to raise money for the shelter.
if someone in a position of authority sponsors a new idea, especially a law, they give it their support: Six Senators originally sponsored the bill. to give money to support a person, organization, or activity: We sponsor children in developing countries.
verb. /ˈspɒnsə (r)/ /ˈspɑːnsər/ Verb Forms. sponsor something (of a company, etc.) to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. as a way of advertising. Sports events are no longer sponsored by the tobacco industry. The magazine sponsors an essay competition open to anyone anywhere.
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.
1. a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing. 2. 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. 3. a person who makes a pledge or promise on behalf of another. 4.
SPONSOR meaning: 1 : a person or organization that pays the cost of an activity or event (such as a radio or television program, sports event, concert, etc.) in return for the right to advertise during the activity or event; 2 : a person or organization that gives someone money for participating in a charity event (such as a walk or race)
a person or company that supports somebody by paying for their training or education. Each student's tuition was paid by an individual sponsor. Unless he can find a sponsor he’ll be forced to retire from athletics. Topics Education b2. a person, a group, an organization, etc. that provides money for an activity.
sponsor. noun. /ˈspɑnsər/. a person or company that pays for a radio or television program, or for a concert or sporting event, usually in return for advertising The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.