sponsor

sponsor
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noun
ADJECTIVE
big, major
chief, main, primary, principal
potential
private
official
state

the list of state sponsors of terrorism

commercial, corporate, industrial
title

the title sponsor of the rowing World Cup

VERB + SPONSOR
look for, seek
attract, find, get
act as
SPONSOR + VERB
back sb/sth, support sb/sth
SPONSOR + NOUN
money (esp. BrE)
PREPOSITION
sponsor for, sponsor of

I need to find some more sponsors for my charity bike ride.

PHRASES
a/the bill's sponsor (politics, esp. AmE)

Representative Ted Gatte, the bill's sponsor, hopes that the bill will be reintroduced on the House floor.

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verb
Sponsor is used with these nouns as the object: ↑award, ↑bill, ↑campaign, ↑competition, ↑concert, ↑conference, ↑contest, ↑event, ↑exhibition, ↑expedition, ↑festival, ↑initiative, ↑legislation, ↑luncheon, ↑meeting, ↑programme, ↑project, ↑research, ↑resolution, ↑seminar, ↑terror, ↑terrorism, ↑workshop

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  • Sponsor — Sponsor …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • sponsor — [ spɔ̃sɔr; spɔnsɔr ] n. m. • 1954; mot angl. « parrrain » ♦ Anglic. Personne, organisme qui soutient financièrement une entreprise à des fins publicitaires. Recomm. offic. ⇒ commanditaire, parrain, parraineur. Sponsor d un voilier, d un coureur,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sponsor — spon·sor n 1: a legislator who introduces and supports a legislative proposal (as a bill or amendment) 2: a person who assumes responsibility for some other person (as an immigrant) or thing 3 a: one that securitizes assets b: one that promotes,… …   Law dictionary

  • Sponsor — Научная классификация промежуточные ранги Домен:  …   Википедия

  • sponsor — spónsor s. m., pl. spónsori Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  SPÓNSOR sponsori m. Persoană, organizaţie, firmă etc. care susţine financiar o acţiune, în scop publicitar. /<engl. sponsor Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sponsor — Sm Geldgeber, Gönner per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sponsor, eigentlich Unterstützer, Pate , dieses aus l. spōnsor Bürge , zu l. spondēre (spōnsum) versprechen, verpflichten .    Ebenso nndl. sponsor, nfrz. sponsor,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • sponsor — n Sponsor, patron, surety, guarantor, backer, angel are comparable when they denote a person who in a greater or less degree accepts responsibility for another person or for a particular venture or undertaking. Sponsor usually implies public… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Sponsor — or sponsorship may refer to: Sponsor (commercial), supporter of an event, activity, or person Sponsor (legislative), a person who introduces a bill Sponsor (song), a song by Teairra Marí Child sponsorship, form of charitable giving Sponsor of… …   Wikipedia

  • Sponsor — Sponsor: Das Fremdwort bezeichnet einen »Förderer, Geldgeber«, aber auch eine »Person oder Gruppe, die Rundfunk oder Fernsehsendungen (zu Werbezwecken) finanziert«. Es wurde in der Mitte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. sponsor übernommen. Lat.… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • sponsor — (n.) 1650s, from L.L. sponsor sponsor in baptism, in Latin a surety, guarantee, from sponsus, pp. of spondere give assurance, promise solemnly (see SPONDEE (Cf. spondee)). Sense of person who pays for a radio (or, after 1947, TV) program is first …   Etymology dictionary

  • sponsor — [spän′sər] n. [L, surety < spondere, to promise solemnly < IE base * spend , to bring a libation, vow > Gr spendein, to promise, spondē, libation] 1. a person or agency that undertakes certain responsibilities in connection with some… …   English World dictionary

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