- sponsorship
- nounADJECTIVE▪ generous, major▪ lucrative (esp. BrE)▪ arts (BrE), sports▪ business (esp. BrE), commercial, corporate, government, private, state▪
state sponsorship of religious societies
▪ tobacco (BrE)▪tobacco sponsorship of Formula One
VERB + SPONSORSHIP▪ attract (esp. AmE), find, get, obtain, raise (esp. AmE), receive, secure, win (BrE)▪ collect (BrE)▪Many participants collect sponsorship from family, friends and colleagues.
▪ look for, seek▪ withdraw, withdraw from▪The company has decided to withdraw from some of its sports sponsorship.
SPONSORSHIP + NOUN▪ agreement, deal, package, programme/program, scheme (BrE)▪The company has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the team.
▪Chelsea's new shirt sponsorship deal
▪ opportunities▪ dollars (esp. AmE), money (esp. BrE), revenue▪Sponsorship dollars are rolling in as never before.
▪He hopes to raise around £4 000 in sponsorship money for the hospital. (BrE)
▪ form (BrE)▪Entry and sponsorship forms for the marathon are available at local post offices.
▪ contract (esp. BrE)▪the four-year sponsorship contract
PREPOSITION▪ in sponsorship (esp. BrE)▪She has raised about £500 in sponsorship. (BrE)
▪ through sponsorship (esp. BrE)▪Two million pounds were raised through sponsorship.
▪ under (the) sponsorship▪under commercial sponsorship
▪ with sponsorship, without sponsorship▪Without generous corporate sponsorship, the ballet company would not have survived.
▪ sponsorship for, sponsorship of▪sponsorship for next year's World Cup
▪ sponsorship from▪We have won sponsorship from one of the big banks.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.