- a person or company that pays for a radio or television programme, or for a concert or sporting event, usually in return for advertising
- The programme is funded by a number of corporate sponsors.
- The Barbados Tourism Authority is the main sponsor of the event.
- The festival lost a major sponsor last year.
- The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.
- the title sponsor of the rowing World Cup
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- chief
- …
- look for
- seek
- attract
- …
- back somebody/something
- support somebody/something
- money
- sponsor for
- sponsor of
- a/the bill’s sponsor
- a person who agrees to give somebody money for a charity if that person succeeds in completing a particular activity
- Even though the race is still ten weeks away, we are already looking for sponsors.
- sponsor for something I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run.
- I need to find some more sponsors for my charity bike ride.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- chief
- …
- look for
- seek
- attract
- …
- back somebody/something
- support somebody/something
- money
- sponsor for
- sponsor of
- a/the bill’s sponsor
- a person or company that supports somebody by paying for their training or education
- Each student's tuition was paid by an individual sponsor.
- Unless he can find a sponsor he’ll be forced to retire from athletics.
- a person, a group, an organization, etc. that provides money for an activity
- the list of state sponsors of terrorism
- a person who introduces and supports a proposal for a new law, etc.
- the sponsor of the new immigration bill
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- major
- chief
- …
- look for
- seek
- attract
- …
- back somebody/something
- support somebody/something
- money
- sponsor for
- sponsor of
- a/the bill’s sponsor
- a person who agrees to be officially responsible for another person
- a person who presents a candidate for Christian baptism or confirmation compare godparent
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin, from spondere ‘promise solemnly’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.
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