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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 yvlog Forms
- Dz··· [spon-, sawr, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- Dz·ǰ· noun
- ܲ·Dz·ǰ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sponsor1
Example Sentences
"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.
Almost a year later, he found a position with another care provider willing to sponsor him to remain in the UK.
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