sponsor
[ spon-ser ]
/ ˈspɒn sər /
noun
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
a 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.
a person who answers for an infant at baptism, making the required professions and assuming responsibility for the child's religious upbringing; godfather or godmother.
verb (used with object)
to act as sponsor for; promise, vouch, or answer for.
Origin of sponsor
SYNONYMS FOR sponsor
OTHER WORDS FROM sponsor
spon·so·ri·al [spon-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-] /spɒnˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/, adjective spon·sor·ship, noun un·spon·sored, adjectiveWords nearby sponsor
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British Dictionary definitions for sponsored (1 of 2)
sponsored
/ (ˈspɒnsəd) /
adjective
denoting an activity organized to raise money for a charity in which sponsors agree to donate money on completion of the activity, or a specified period or amount of it, by participants
a sponsored walk
British Dictionary definitions for sponsored (2 of 2)
sponsor
/ (ˈspɒnsə) /
noun
(a person or group that provides funds for an activity, esp)
- a commercial organization that pays all or part of the cost of putting on a concert, sporting event, etc
- a person who donates money to a charity when the person requesting the donation has performed a specified activity as part of an organized fund-raising effort
mainly US and 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
mainly US
a person who undertakes responsibility for the actions, statements, obligations, etc, of another, as during a period of apprenticeship; guarantor
verb
(tr)
to act as a sponsor for
Derived forms of sponsor
sponsorial (spɒnˈsɔːrɪəl), adjective sponsorship, nounWord Origin for sponsor
C17: from Latin, from
spondēre to promise solemnly