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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spon•sion (spon′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an engagement or promise, esp. one made on behalf of another.
- Law[Internat. Law.]an engagement made on behalf of a government by an agent acting beyond his or her authority or without the required authorization and not binding on the government unless ratified.
- Lawthe act of becoming surety for another.
- Latin spōnsiōn- (stem of spōnsiō) guarantee, equivalent. to spōns(us) (past participle of spondēre to pledge) + -iōn- -ion
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sponsion /ˈspɒnʃən/ n - the act or process of becoming surety; sponsorship
- (often plural) an unauthorized agreement made by a public officer, esp an admiral or general in time of war, requiring ratification by the government of the state concerned
- any act or promise, esp one made on behalf of someone else
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin sponsiō, from spondēre to pledge |