title sponsorn.
/ˈtʌɪtl ˌspɒnsə/, U.S. /ˈtaɪdəl ˌspɑn(t)sər/ The principal sponsor of a sporting event, which typically has its name included as part of the title of the event; (also) a sponsor of a sports team that has its name associated with that of the team or its ground.
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1983 Financial Times 25 Jan. 7/3 (advt.) NEC is the title sponsor of the Davis Cup and Federation Cup worldwide.
2000 A. Barkow Golden Era of Golf v. 177 By getting a major corporation to buy in as the title sponsor of the Los Angeles Open,..the purse could now be raised to $1 million.
2013 Cricketer May 68/1 Title sponsors are not new, of course, but Sussex is the only county that does not stage international cricket to have attracted one this year.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1983- grandjuryman
- grandkid
- grandkids
- grandlier
- grandliest
- grandling
- grandlooking
- grandly
- grandma
- grandmade
- grandmama
- grandmamas
- grandmammy
- grandmas
- grandmasterly
- grandmastership
- grandmaternal
- grandmaund
- grandmom
- grandmother
- grandmother chair
- grandmother clock
- grandmother's footsteps
- grandmother-in-law
- grandmotherhood