sponsorship

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈspɑːnsɝˌʃɪp/
noun Freq #26123

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Financial or other support given by a sponsor to a person, event, or organization.

    The festival relies on sponsorship from local businesses.

  2. 2
    noun

    The act or practice of being a sponsor.

    Her sponsorship of a child overseas gives her great satisfaction.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · financial or other support... backingpatronage
More gossipred
Word family
Derived forms cosponsorship

Etymology

From sponsor + -ship.

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