sponsor

spon·sor  (spnsr)

n.

1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.

2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission.

3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.

4. One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.

5. One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.

tr.v. spon·sored, spon·sor·ing, spon·sors

To act as a sponsor for.

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[Late Latin spnsor, sponsor in baptism, from Latin, surety, from spnsus, past participle of spondre, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]

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spon·sori·al (-sôr-l, -sr-) adj.

sponsor·ship n.

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sponsor [ˈspɒnsə]

n

1. a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp

a.  a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc.

b.  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

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Chiefly US and Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc.

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called godparent

a.  an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his Christian upbringing

b.  a person who presents a candidate for confirmation

5. Chiefly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc., of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor

vb

(tr) to act as a sponsor for

[from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnly]

sponsorial  [spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl] adj

sponsorship  n

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Military member or civilian employee with dependents.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sponsor - someone who supports or champions something supporter, patron benefactor, helper - a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) backer, angel - invests in a theatrical production godfather - someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild godparent - a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism guarantor, warranter, warrantor, surety - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another patroness, patronne - a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron pillar of strength, tower of strength - a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
	2.	sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) presenter advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Verb	1.	sponsor - assume sponsorship of patronize, patronise support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" cosponsor - sponsor together with another sponsor
	2.	sponsor - assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan" back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
	3.	sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, patronize, shop back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

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sponsor

verb

back, fund, finance, promote, subsidize, patronize, put up the money for, act as a guarantor for, lend your name to They are sponsoring a major pop art exhibition.

noun

backer, patron, promoter, angel (informal), guarantor the new sponsors of the League Cup

Translations

sponsor [ˈspɒnsəʳ]

A. N

1. (= provider of funds) (Sport, Rad, TV) → patrocinador(a) m/f, sponsor mf

2. (for participant in charity event) → patrocinador(a) m/f

3. (for loan) → fiador(a) m/f, avalista mf

4. [of membership] your application must be signed by two sponsors → su solicitud tiene que estar firmada por dos socios

5. (= godparent) (male) → padrino m; (female) → madrina f

6. [of bill, motion] → proponente mf

B. VT

1. (= fund) [+ event] → patrocinar, auspiciar; [+ studies, research] → financiar; [+ participant in charity event] respaldar or avalar mediante un donativo a favor de una obra benéfica
sponsored walk/swim marcha/prueba de natación emprendida a cambio de donaciones a una obra benéfica

2. (= support) → respaldar, apoyar
they have been accused of sponsoring terrorism → se los ha acusado de respaldar or apoyar al terrorismo

3. [+ bill, motion] → proponer

4. [+ loan] → fiar, avalar

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sponsor [ˈspɒnsə^r]

n

[sporting event, exhibition, festival] → sponsor m; [athlete] → sponsor m; [artist] → mécène m

(for new member of a club, male) → parrain m; (female) → marraine f

(British) (to raise funds for charity) → sponsor m

[TV programme] → sponsor m

(= godfather) → parrain m (= godmother) → marraine f

vt

[+ sporting event, exhibition, festival] → parrainer, sponsoriser; [+ student] → financer les études de; [+ athlete] → sponsoriser, parrainer; [+ artist] → sponsoriser, parrainer, être le mécène de
The festival was sponsored by → Le festival a été parrainé par ..., Le festival a été sponsorisé par ...

[+ new club member] → parrainer

[+ person] (for charity fund-raising) → donner de l'argent à
I sponsored him at 3p a mile
BUT Je me suis engagé à lui donner 3p par mile.

[+ TV programme] → sponsoriser

(POLITICS) [+ bill, proposal] → présenter

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sponsor

n

→ Förderer m, → Förderin f; (for membership) → Bürge m, → Bürgin f; (for event) → Schirmherr(in) m(f); (Rad, TV, Sport etc) → Geldgeber(in) m(f), → Sponsor(in) m(f); (for fund-raising) → Spender(in) m(f); (Parl, of bill) → Befürworter(in) m(f); to stand sponsor for somebody → jdn fördern, für jdn bürgen

(= godparent) → Pate m, → Patin f; to stand sponsor for a child → Pate/Patin eines Kindes sein

vt

→ unterstützen; (financially) → fördern, unterstützen, sponsern; event → sponsern, die Schirmherrschaft übernehmen (+gen); future member → bürgen für; membership, bill → befürworten, empfehlen; (Rad, TV) programme → sponsern; (Sport) event → sponsern; he sponsored him (at) 5p a mile (Brit) → er verpflichtete sich, ihm 5 Pence pro Meile zu geben

(as godparent) → die Patenschaft (+gen) → übernehmen

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sponsor [ˈspɒnsəʳ]

1. n (of enterprise, bill, for fund raising) → promotore/trice; (for loan) → garante m/f; (of member) → socio/a garante (Radio, TV, Sport) → sponsor m inv; (godparent) → padrino/madrina

2. vt (enterprise) → promuovere, patrocinare; (borrower, member of club) → garantire (Pol) (Parliamentary bill) → presentare (Radio, TV, Sport) → sponsorizzare; (as godparents) → tenere a battesimo
I sponsored him at 20p a mile (in fund-raising race) → mi sono impegnato a donare 20 penny per ogni miglio

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sponsor [ˈspɒnsəʳ]

1. n (of enterprise, bill, for fund raising) → promotore/trice; (for loan) → garante m/f; (of member) → socio/a garante (Radio, TV, Sport) → sponsor m inv; (godparent) → padrino/madrina

2. vt (enterprise) → promuovere, patrocinare; (borrower, member of club) → garantire (Pol) (Parliamentary bill) → presentare (Radio, TV, Sport) → sponsorizzare; (as godparents) → tenere a battesimo
I sponsored him at 20p a mile (in fund-raising race) → mi sono impegnato a donare 20 penny per ogni miglio

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sponsor

v sponsor [ˈsponsə]

1 to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity The firm sponsors several golf tournaments. borg يَتَبَنّى ، يَرْعى финансирам financovat sponsorere; støtte finanzieren χρηματοδοτώ patrocinar spondeerima حمايت مالي كردن sponsoroida commanditer נוֹתֵן חַסוּת प्रायोजित करना sponzorirati, uzeti pokroviteljstvo nad čim szponzorál mensponsori bakhjarl; fjármagnari sponsorizzare, patrocinare スポンサーになる 후원하다 remti finansiškai sponsorēt; [] atbalstīt menaja sponsoren sponse, støtte popierać finansowo patrocinar a patrona спонсировать financovať sponzorirati sponzorisati sponsra อุปถัมภ์รายการ finanse etmek, sponsorluk yapmak 發起，主辦 підтримувати, субсидувати کفیل بننا đỡ đầu, bảo trợ 发起，主办

2 to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc). borg يَكْفَل، يَضْمَن ، يَعِد بالدَّفْع спонсорирам být sponzorem støtte; være sponsor for sponsoren υποστηρίζω οικονομικά κτ. patrocinar spondeerima تعهد كردن sponsoroida commanditer תוֹרֵם आर्थिक सहयोग का वादा करना financirati, sponzorirati pothvat u dobrotvorne svrhe megajánl mensponsori lofa fjárstuðningi sponsorizzare 後援する 약속하다 pažadėti paremti, garantuoti, laiduoti garantēt; galvot tajaan sponsor zijn voor støtte, være sponsor for popierać finansowo patrocinar a spon­soriza обещать финансовую помощь byť sponzorom gmotno podpreti sponzorisati sponsra, gynna อุปถัมภ์ masraflarını karşılamak 資助，贊助 бути спонсором کسی مقصد کو پورا کرنے پر فلاحی کام کے لیے مالی امداد فراہم کرنے کا وعدہ کرنا tài trợ 资助，赞助

n

a person, firm etc that acts in this way. borg عَرّاب، كَفيل، ضامِن، راعٍ спонсор sponzor sponsor; støtte der/die Sponsor(in) ανάδοχος, χρηματοδότης patrocinador sponsor متعهد؛ حامي sponsori commanditaire תוֹרֵם प्रायोजक sponzor, pokrovitelj szponzor sponsor bakhjarl, stuðningsmaður sponsor 後援者 후원자 rėmėjas sponsors; atbalstītājs; galvotājs penaja sponsor sponsor; fadder sponsor, fundator patrocinador sponsor спонсор sponzor pokrovitelj sponzor sponsor ผู้อุปถัมภ์ finansör, sponsor 發起者，主辦者 поручитель, спонсор کفیل người bảo trợ 发起者，主办者

n sponsorship

(the money given as) the act of sponsoring. borggeld تَبَنٍّ، رِعايَه، كَفالَةٍ спонсорство sponzorství sponsorat; økonomisk støtte die Bürgschaft χρηματοδότηση patrocinio spondeerimine sponsorointi commandite חסות प्रायोजन pokroviteljstvo, sponzorstvo támogatás uang sumbangan sponsor fjárstuðningur sponsorizzazione, patrocinio 後援 후원(금) rėmimas sponsorējums; atbalsts penajaan sponsorschap støtte; fadderskap poparcie finansowe patrocínio sponsorizare спонсирование sponzorstvo pokroviteljstvo sponzorstvo sponsorskap ความเป็นผู้อุปถัมภ์ finansörlük, sponsorluk 發起，主辦 спонсорство; фінансування کفالت trách nhiệm của người đỡ đầu 发起，主办

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sponsor → راعي, يَرعَى sponzor, sponzorovat sponsor, sponsorere sponsern, Sponsor επιχορηγώ, χορηγός patrocinador, patrocinar sponsori, sponsoroida parrainer, sponsor pokrovitelj, sponzorirati sponsor, sponsorizzare 後援者, 後援者となる 후원자, 후원하다 sponsor, sponsoren sponse, sponsor sponsor, sponsorować patrocinador, patrocinar спонсировать, спонсор sponsor, sponsra ผู้อุปถัมภ์, อุปถัมภ์ finanse etmek, finansör nhà tài trợ, tài trợ 赞助, 赞助人