单词 | sponsorship |
释义 | sponsorshipspon‧sor‧ship /ˈspɒnsəʃɪp $ ˈspɑːnsər-/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormoney for starting a new business or other activity► finance Collocations British /financing American British money that you borrow or receive in order to pay for something important and expensive, for example for starting a business: · We can't continue our research unless we get more finance.· The business plan is strong, but without financing, it will never work.finance for: · Scottish Homes is the nation's biggest source of finance for house building. obtain/raise finance: · The next step was to obtain finance to develop the project.· You'll have to explain to them how you intend to raise the financing you need.provide finance: · The European Investment Bank will provide finance for a variety of regional initiatives. ► capital a large amount of money that you can use to start a business or to pay for something that will later produce more money: · There is a shortage of capital for building new aircraft.· Our return on capital has more than doubled since 1980.investment capital: · The plan is expected to create vast amounts of investment capital.raise capital: · Since the stockmarket crash, companies have been trying to raise capital by selling new stock. ► funding money that a government provides to pay for education, theatre, music etc, not for business activities: · The President has yet to approve the additional funding needed to implement the program. · If the funding were increased by just 12%, we could be close to a cure for the disease in five years.funding of: · A special body advises the government on the funding of research.funding for: · Cuts in funding for the arts has lead to the closure of several theatres.government/federal/state/public funding (=funding provided by the government): · Congress banned federal funding of embryo research in 1995.· The church is seeking an extra $300,000 in government funding.lack of funding (=not enough funding): · School facilities have deteriorated over the past six years because of a lack of funding.provide funding: · The Center will also provide funding to improve data collection and research. ► investment the money that people or organizations give to a company, business, or bank, because they expect that they will get back more money than they gave: · In ten years' time, your investment should be worth four times what it is now.· Once we have seen an improvement in the company's performance, we will think about further investment.· exciting investment opportunitiesinvestment in: · We have the largest investment in microelectronics technology of any company in the world.make an investment: · The Postal Service has made an extremely large investment in automated technology.foreign investment (=investment in a country that is not your own country): · Foreign investment peaked in November, when overseas investors took advantage of low prices.sound investment (=an investment that is not likely to lose money): · Buying shares in blue-chip companies is always a sound investment. ► sponsorship money that is provided by a company or by the government to pay for someone to do something or pay for something such as a sports event, art show etc: · We are looking for sponsorship from local businesses.· Companies can help projects by providing financial sponsorship, office space, or printing facilities.sponsorship of: · a ban on tobacco company sponsorship of sports eventsgovernment/state sponsorship: · The exhibition received £50,000 in government sponsorship.corporate sponsorship (=sponsorship from a private company): · Corporate sponsorship ensures that far more money finds its way into sport than would otherwise be the case. ► grant an amount of money that a government or other organization gives to someone to help pay for something good or useful, such as their education: · These grants will help communities address the problems faced by young people.grant from: · You can get a grant from the council to pay for the repairs.a grant of $400/£30 etc: · She received a grant of £20,000 from the Arts Council to set up the Centre.government/state/federal grant: · Researchers at the University of San Francisco will receive a $6.7 million federal grant for research on ovarian cancer.block grant (=money that the central government gives to local government to help pay for roads, police, schools etc): · Our role is to decide how the block grant should be allocated.development grant (=money that a government gives to a country or a city to help pay for economic development in a particular area): · The building was converted into flats with the aid of an urban development grant.· Most regions in Spain and Portugal qualify for sizeable development grants from the EU.research grant (=a grant given to someone to do research in a particular subject): · Research grants are plentiful in science and engineering subjects, but much harder to get in the humanities.award/give somebody a grant: · He was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Rockefeller Foundation, which enabled him to finish the work.apply for a grant: · To apply for a loan or grant, call 1-800-323-4140.· We're applying for a grant of £500 for equipment.grant proposal (=a special form that you fill in when you ask for a grant): · Jen was up all night writing her grant proposal. ► subsidy money that the government provides to help a business or industry which might not be able to operate without this additional money: · The taskforce has recommended some kind of subsidy to help businesses get their Internet start-ups off the ground.· Lacking the generous subsidies that European orchestras receive, modern American groups are under increasing pressure to play popular pieces.state/federal/government/public subsidy : · Without state subsidies, the railways couldn't survive.· Federal subsidies would be available to help employers pay the insurance premiums.· They built and financed a whole new suburb, and they did it without a public subsidy.agricultural/farm subsidy: · US farmers are having trouble coping with the reductions in agricultural subsidies.· Farm subsidies totaled $53 billion last year. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► commercial 1[plural, uncountable] financial support for an activity or eventsponsorship from The expedition is looking for sponsorship from one of the major banks. a $5 million sponsorship deal commercial sponsorships2[uncountable] the act of sponsoring someone or something, or of being sponsoredsponsorship of private sector sponsorship of sport· But there was still a residue of the functions of social reputation and recommendation. Commercial sponsorship.· The Belle before 1967 carried no commercial sponsorship. 2.· The Football League, for example, has only accepted shirt advertising and fu 11 commercial sponsorship in the last few years.· The gap between government parsimony and the needs of sport is filled by commercial sponsorship. ► corporate· And I don't mean corporate sponsorship.· That piece of nostalgia, with corporate sponsorship from Miller Beer and Cellular One, is expected to be free.· Television provides the main link between sport and corporate sponsorship.· The visible presence of corporate sponsorship has steadily mushroomed.· For that reason the concept of site specificity and corporate sponsorship are antithetical. ► generous· Fortunately, generous sponsorship of farming is still in place.· In particular, we must note the generous and imaginative sponsorship of the group of king penguins by McVitie's Biscuits.· Industry has been generous with its sponsorship and with technical support.· De Beers were very generous in their sponsorship of this ball.· The lecture received generous sponsorship from Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited.· Meanwhile the committee set the rules and obtained generous sponsorship through local industry, together with donors for the two trophies. ► new· It is intended that this new sponsorship will become an annual event.· The Saints have got new sponsorship and a new home ... the Oxford Speedway stadium.· But winning new sponsorship deals can be extremely time consuming and frustrating for the organisers.· Three first-division clubs have announced new sponsorship.· Surrey have signed a new three-year sponsorship package with Foster's. ► private· We will continue to encourage private sector sponsorship of sport.· I shall be happy to speak about private sponsorship of the arts if asked.· This is partly the result of government policies aimed at reducing public funding in favour of increased private sponsorship. NOUN► deal· The company is doubling its sponsorship deal for the Henley rowers.· Noades stormed out after eight clubs blocked the proposed £13million Bass sponsorship deal and six other club representatives followed him.· But winning new sponsorship deals can be extremely time consuming and frustrating for the organisers. ► form· We can be contacted by writing to the address below or telephone where sponsorship forms can be obtained.· Attached to this letter is your sponsorship form.· Send off the coupon for your free T. Shirt and sponsorship form.· This leaflet incorporated a sponsorship form and hopefully provided you with some inspiration for individual projects. ► money· The sponsorship money for the 30 squares amounted to £150,000 and paid all the production and advertising costs for the game.· Just £10 in sponsorship money will protect ten people from river blindness for a year.· He ran out of sponsorship money and had to take on odd jobs like window cleaning to fund his Formula Three programme.· Matthew raised over £1,1OO in sponsorship money, which he donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.· To date, £700 in sponsorship money has been collected for Cystic Fibrosis.· Those who can persuade potential benefactors that they have the ear of their party leaders can expect rich rewards in sponsorship money. ► package· Please send me a sponsorship package and free t-shirt as soon as possible.· There was now a big marketing and sponsorship package for the sport, so publicity was important.· President Peter Quinn today welcomed the sponsorship package and expressed the hope that it will help to enhance the leagues.· Surrey have signed a new three-year sponsorship package with Foster's.· They made a bad start by losing to Worcestershire, who received a £4000 bonus as part of the sponsorship package. ► tobacco· However, Mr. Lawson then continues by making no distinction whatsoever between tobacco sponsorship and any other form of sponsorship.· In addition, young people's purchasing patterns can be influenced by the advertising and tobacco sponsorship of sports. VERB► advertise· Maybe it's the Audi posters advertising sponsorship of the meeting, or the lines of policemen protecting Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets.· Revenues will initially be derived from advertising and sponsorship.· Restrictions on advertising and sports sponsorship can have an immediate impact on rates of teenage smoking.· Internet revenue will be obtained through classified advertising, section sponsorship and an e-commerce section for New Woman Direct. ► obtain· However, she obtained financial sponsorship from a company and managed by living frugally. ► raise· To be eligible for the free weekend runners must raise at least £150 in sponsorship.· There is a £10 entry fee and each participant should raise £50 in sponsorship in order to take part.· An amount of £30 was raised through donations and sponsorship and this was handed over together with the knitted gifts.· The target for each member is to raise £60 in sponsorship from friends and relatives.· Matthew raised over £1,1OO in sponsorship money, which he donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.· She accepted the Swimsafe challenge and covered 45 lengths of the Blackpool Lido swimming baths to raise over £80 in sponsorship.· The number of teams more than doubled as word spread round the pubs, and £120 was raised through sponsorship for charity. |
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