sponsor

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈspɑn.sɚ/ UK /ˈspɒn.səː/ See IPA manual

Freq #7508

Meanings

1

noun
A person or company that pays for an event or activity, often in return for advertising.

The marathon's main sponsor was a sportswear company.
2

verb
To pay for an event, activity, or person, usually in exchange for publicity.

A local bank agreed to sponsor the youth football team.
3

noun
A person who supports or takes responsibility for another person or a proposal.

He acted as my sponsor when I joined the club.
4

verb
To officially support and put forward a plan or proposal.

Two senators agreed to sponsor the new health care bill.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person or company that... patron underwriter

3 noun · a person who supports or... supporter

Word family

Forms sponsoredsponsoringsponsors

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).

spōnsor Latin

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Topics

People & Society

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# sponsor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈspɑn.sɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈspɒn.səː/
**Frequency rank:** 7508

## Meanings
1. A person or company that pays for an event or activity, often in return for advertising.
2. To pay for an event, activity, or person, usually in exchange for publicity.
3. A person who supports or takes responsibility for another person or a proposal.
4. To officially support and put forward a plan or proposal.

## Examples
- The marathon's main sponsor was a sportswear company.
- A local bank agreed to sponsor the youth football team.
- He acted as my sponsor when I joined the club.
- Two senators agreed to sponsor the new health care bill.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spōnsor

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).

## AI Etymology
Sponsor is a learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”). In present-day use, it can mean a person or company that pays for an event or activity, often in return for advertising, or to pay for an event, activity, or person, usually in exchange for publicity.

## Topics
- People & Society

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