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Definition of sponsorship noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sponsorship

noun
 
/ˈspɒnsəʃɪp/
 
/ˈspɑːnsərʃɪp/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] financial support from a sponsor
    • a $50 million sponsorship deal
    • in sponsorship The project needs to raise £8 million in sponsorship.
    • sponsorship for somebody/something We need to find sponsorships for the expedition.
    Extra Examples
    • Entry and sponsorship forms for the marathon are available at local post offices.
    • He hopes to raise around £4 000 in sponsorship money for the hospital.
    • Many participants collect sponsorship from family, friends and colleagues.
    • She has raised about £500 in sponsorship.
    • Sponsorship dollars are rolling in as never before.
    • The company has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the team.
    • We have won sponsorship from one of the big banks.
    • Without generous corporate sponsorship, the ballet company would not have survived.
    • sponsorship for next year's World Cup
    • the four-year sponsorship contract
    • The race organizers are trying to attract sponsorship from local firms.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • major
    • lucrative
    verb + sponsorship
    • attract
    • find
    • get
    sponsorship + noun
    • agreement
    • deal
    • package
    preposition
    • in sponsorship
    • through sponsorship
    • under (the) sponsorship
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  2. [uncountable] the act of supporting a person, organization or activity, especially financially
    • Two million pounds were raised through sponsorship.
    Extra Examples
    • under commercial sponsorship
    • state sponsorship of religious societies
    • tobacco sponsorship of Formula One
    • The company has decided to withdraw from some of its sports sponsorship.
    • £20 000 was raised through sponsorship to pay for training and equipment.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • major
    • lucrative
    verb + sponsorship
    • attract
    • find
    • get
    sponsorship + noun
    • agreement
    • deal
    • package
    preposition
    • in sponsorship
    • through sponsorship
    • under (the) sponsorship
    See full entry
  3. [uncountable] the act of introducing a proposal for a new law
    • the senator’s sponsorship of the job training legislation
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