- 1sponsor something (of a company, etc.) to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. as a way of advertising sports events sponsored by the tobacco industry See related entries: Running a business, Marketing
- 2sponsor something to arrange for something official to take place The US is sponsoring negotiations between the two sides.
- 3sponsor somebody (for something/to do something) to agree to give somebody money for a charity if they complete a particular task Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing? a sponsored swim See related entries: Helping others
- 4sponsor somebody (through something) to support somebody by paying for their training or education She found a company to sponsor her through college. See related entries: Teaching and learning, Access to education
- 5sponsor something to introduce a proposal for a new law, etc. The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP. Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin, from spondere ‘promise solemnly’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.
sponsor
verbBrE BrE//ˈspɒnsə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sponsor BrE BrE//ˈspɒnsə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsər//
he / she / it sponsors BrE BrE//ˈspɒnsəz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsərz//
past simple sponsored BrE BrE//ˈspɒnsəd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsərd//
past participle sponsored BrE BrE//ˈspɒnsəd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsərd//
-ing form sponsoring BrE BrE//ˈspɒnsərɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈspɑːnsərɪŋ//
Teaching and learning, Running a business, Marketing, Access to education, Helping othersCheck pronunciation: sponsor
