26984 words

sponsor

19 definitions • 29 examples
1
(of a business or other organization) to pay for someone to do something or for something to happen:

Examples:

The participants' employers sponsor them for the six-month training program.
2
(of a business or other organization) to pay the costs of a sports event, concert, etc., or of a sportsperson, in return for advertising:

Examples:

The team is sponsored by JVC, so the players wear the letters JVC on their shirts.
3
to agree to give money to someone who is taking part in an event to raise money for a special reason, especially to help people who are suffering:

Examples:

Eva said she was doing a ten-mile walk for charity and asked if I'd sponsor her.
Get your friends and family to sponsor you.
4
to write a bill (= a formal statement of a planned new law) and try to get people to vote for it:

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5
to organize talks between different groups:

Examples:

It was the first time that the USA had officially sponsored negotiations between the two sides.
6
to officially take responsibility for someone else's actions:

Examples:

In general, immigrants qualified by having a close relative or employer sponsor them for a visa.
7
(in the Christian church) to be someone's godparent at a baptism ceremony:

Examples:

The children are very close to the godparents who sponsored them at baptism.
8
a person or company that supports a person, organization, or activity by giving money:

Examples:

All the major theatres now have sponsors, especially for high-cost productions.
The players wore shirts with the sponsor's logo on the front.
9
a person who agrees to give money to someone who is taking part in an event to raise money for a special reason, especially to help people who are suffering:

Examples:

How many sponsors have you got?
The children have been collecting sponsors for their swimathon.
10
someone who writes a bill (= a formal statement of a planned new law) and tries to get people to vote for it:

Examples:

I commend the bill 's sponsor for introducing such necessary legislation.
The Senator is listed as a sponsor on all five bills.
11
a person who officially takes responsibility for someone else's actions:

Examples:

Under the program, family members would act as sponsors for addicts.
For immigrants without a sponsor, marriage to a U. S. citizen can be the fastest route to legal status.
12
(in the Christian religion) a person who, at a baptism ceremony, promises to help a new member of the religion, usually a child, in religious and moral matters:

Examples:

He was a sponsor at the baptism of Richard and Eliza's daughter Elizabeth in 1837.
13
to support a person, organization, or activity by giving money, encouragement, or other help:

Examples:

The Rotary Club sponsors Little League baseball in the summer.
14

Examples:

We found a major shoe manufacturer that would like to sponsor the series.
15
if someone in a position of authority sponsors a new idea, especially a law, they give it their support:

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16
to give money to support a person, organization, or activity:

Examples:

We sponsor children in developing countries.
17

Examples:

And now a word from our sponsors.
We are grateful to our corporate sponsors for making this event free to the public.
18
someone in a position of authority who gives their support to a new idea, especially a new law:

Examples:

The bill is sponsored by one Democrat and one Republican.
19
someone who supports a person, organization, or activity by giving money:

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