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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spon•sor /ˈspɑnsɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who is responsible for, or supports, a person or thing.
- Show Businessa person, firm, organization, etc., that supports the cost of a television program by buying time for advertising during the broadcast:And now, a word from our sponsors.
- a person or group that provides or pledges money for an event:the corporate sponsors of a race.
- one who makes a pledge on behalf of another.
v. [~ + object] - to act as sponsor for:We sponsored a family who wanted to live in the United States for a summer.
spon•sor•ship, n. [uncountable]the sponsorship of the gun-control bill.See -spond-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spon•sor (spon′sər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- Show Businessa person, firm, organization, etc., that finances and buys the time to broadcast a radio or television program so as to advertise a product, a political party, etc.
- a person who makes a pledge or promise on behalf of another.
- Religiona person who answers for an infant at baptism, making the required professions and assuming responsibility for the child's religious upbringing; godfather or godmother.
v.t. - to act as sponsor for;
promise, vouch, or answer for.
- Latin spōnsor guarantor, equivalent. to spond(ēre) to pledge + -tor -tor, with dt s
- 1645–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged patron, backer; guarantor.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged advertiser.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged guarantee, finance, back, underwrite.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sponsor /ˈspɒnsə/ n - a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp
- chiefly US Canadian a person or business firm that pays the costs of a radio or television programme in return for advertising time
- a legislator who presents and supports a bill, motion, etc
- Also called: godparent an authorized witness who makes the required promises on behalf of a person to be baptized and thereafter assumes responsibility for his Christian upbringing
- a person who presents a candidate for confirmation
- chiefly US a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
vb - (transitive) to act as a sponsor for
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from spondēre to promise solemnlysponsorial /spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl/ adj ˈsponsorˌship n |