sponsor B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or company that... patronunderwriter 3 noun · a person who supports or... supporter Word family Forms sponsoredsponsoringsponsors Etymology AI details Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”). spōnsor Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction markdown