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spon·sor (sp

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.

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

spon·sori·al (-sôr

l, -s

-) adj.

sponsor·ship n.

sponsor

Noun

1. a person or group that promotes another person or group in an activity or the activity itself, either for profit or for charity

2. Chiefly US & Canad a person or firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time

3. a person who presents and supports a proposal or suggestion

4. a person who makes certain promises on behalf of a person being baptized and takes responsibility for his or her Christian upbringing

Verb

to act as a sponsor for (someone or something) [Latin spondere to promise solemnly]

sponsored adj
sponsorship n

Military member or civilian employee with dependents.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

sponsor

verb 1. back, fund, finance, promote, subsidize, patronize, put up the money for, lend your name to

noun 2. backer, patron, promoter, angel (informal) guarantor

Translations

sponsor [ˈspɔnsəʳ] n (RADIO, TV) → patrocinador(a) m/f;

(for membership) → padrino(madrina);

(COMM) → fiador(a) m/f; avalador(a) m/f

vt → patrocinar; apadrinar [+ parliamentary bill]; apoyar, respaldar [+ idea etc]; presentar, promover;

I sponsored him at 3p a mile (in fund-raising race) → me apunté para darle 3 peniques la milla

sponsor [ˈspɔnsəʳ] n (Radio, TV, Sport) → sponsor m;

(for application) → parrain m, marraine f;

(Brit) (for fund-raising event) → donateur/trice

vt [+ programme, competition etc] → parrainer, patronner, sponsoriser;

(Pol) [+ bill]; présenter [+ new member]; parrainer [+ fund-raiser]; faire un don à;

I sponsored him at 3p a mile (in fund-raising race) → je me suis engagé à lui donner 3p par mile

sponsor [ˈspɔnsəʳ] n → Sponsor(in) m(f), Geldgeber(in) m(f);

(Brit) (for charitable event) → Sponsor(in) m(f);

(for application, bill etc) → Befürworter(in) m(f)

vt → sponsern, finanziell unterstützen;

(fund-raiser) → sponsern;

(applicant) → unterstützen;

(proposal, bill etc) → befürworten;

I sponsored him at 3p a mile (in fund-raising race) → ich habe mich verpflichtet, ihm 3 Pence pro Meile zu geben

sponsor [ˈspɔnsəʳ] n (RADIO, TV, SPORT etc) → sponsor m inv [of enterprise, bill], (for fund-raising) → promotore/trice

vt → sponsorizzare; patrocinare;

(POL) [+ bill]; presentare;

I sponsored him at 3p a mile (in fund-raising race) → ho offerto in beneficenza 3 penny per ogni miglio che fa

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 ...을 후원하다, ...의 광고주가 되다 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 (지원·기부 등을) 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

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 보증인, 광고주, 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), 지원(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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