sponsor

sponsor
I UK [ˈspɒnsə(r)] / US [ˈspɑnsər] verb [transitive]
Word forms "sponsor":
present tense I/you/we/they sponsor he/she/it sponsors present participle sponsoring past tense sponsored past participle sponsored
**
1) to pay for or give money to an event, a television or radio programme, a website etc as a way to advertise your products or services

Nissan sponsors the championships as part of its community relations work.

a) to agree to give money to someone who is going to take part in a charity event
b) to give money in order to help someone who lives in another country

Please call now if you are interested in sponsoring a child.

2) to organize and support an event or activity

The UN will sponsor a women's conference this summer.

Earthwatch is an international organization that sponsors scientific research.

a government-sponsored conservation programme

3) if an elected official sponsors a bill, they write the bill and organize support for it in order to try to get other officials in a parliament to vote for it
4) to accept responsibility for someone's actions or financial situation

We sponsored a family who came from India.


II UK [ˈspɒnsə(r)] / US [ˈspɑnsər] noun [countable]
Word forms "sponsor":
singular sponsor plural sponsors
*
1) a person or business that pays money to support an event, a television or radio programme, a website etc as a way to advertise their products or services
a) someone who gives money in order to help someone who lives in another country
b) someone who agrees to give money to someone who is taking part in a charity event
2) a country, organization, or group that organizes and supports an activity
sponsor of:

The US has always been a key sponsor of the peace process.

3) an elected official in a parliament who writes a bill and organizes support for it in order to try get other officials to vote for it
sponsor of:

the sponsor of the amendment

4)
a) a person or organization that accepts responsibility for someone else for a period of time
b) in the Christian religion, a person who promises to take some responsibility for the religious education of someone who is being baptized or confirmed

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  • Sponsor — Sponsor …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • sponsor — [ spɔ̃sɔr; spɔnsɔr ] n. m. • 1954; mot angl. « parrrain » ♦ Anglic. Personne, organisme qui soutient financièrement une entreprise à des fins publicitaires. Recomm. offic. ⇒ commanditaire, parrain, parraineur. Sponsor d un voilier, d un coureur,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sponsor — spon·sor n 1: a legislator who introduces and supports a legislative proposal (as a bill or amendment) 2: a person who assumes responsibility for some other person (as an immigrant) or thing 3 a: one that securitizes assets b: one that promotes,… …   Law dictionary

  • Sponsor — Научная классификация промежуточные ранги Домен:  …   Википедия

  • sponsor — spónsor s. m., pl. spónsori Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  SPÓNSOR sponsori m. Persoană, organizaţie, firmă etc. care susţine financiar o acţiune, în scop publicitar. /<engl. sponsor Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sponsor — Sm Geldgeber, Gönner per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sponsor, eigentlich Unterstützer, Pate , dieses aus l. spōnsor Bürge , zu l. spondēre (spōnsum) versprechen, verpflichten .    Ebenso nndl. sponsor, nfrz. sponsor,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • sponsor — n Sponsor, patron, surety, guarantor, backer, angel are comparable when they denote a person who in a greater or less degree accepts responsibility for another person or for a particular venture or undertaking. Sponsor usually implies public… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Sponsor — or sponsorship may refer to: Sponsor (commercial), supporter of an event, activity, or person Sponsor (legislative), a person who introduces a bill Sponsor (song), a song by Teairra Marí Child sponsorship, form of charitable giving Sponsor of… …   Wikipedia

  • Sponsor — Sponsor: Das Fremdwort bezeichnet einen »Förderer, Geldgeber«, aber auch eine »Person oder Gruppe, die Rundfunk oder Fernsehsendungen (zu Werbezwecken) finanziert«. Es wurde in der Mitte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. sponsor übernommen. Lat.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • sponsor — (n.) 1650s, from L.L. sponsor sponsor in baptism, in Latin a surety, guarantee, from sponsus, pp. of spondere give assurance, promise solemnly (see SPONDEE (Cf. spondee)). Sense of person who pays for a radio (or, after 1947, TV) program is first …   Etymology dictionary

  • sponsor — [spän′sər] n. [L, surety < spondere, to promise solemnly < IE base * spend , to bring a libation, vow > Gr spendein, to promise, spondē, libation] 1. a person or agency that undertakes certain responsibilities in connection with some… …   English World dictionary

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