When you pay for an event to take place, this is an example of a situation where you sponsor an event.
- a person or agency that undertakes certain responsibilities in connection with some other person or some group or activity, as in being a proponent, endorser, advisor, underwriter, surety, etc.
- a godfather or godmother; person who answers for a child, as at baptism, making the profession of faith and the promises prescribed
- in some Christian denominations, a person who acts as patron for someone being confirmed
- ⌂ a business firm or other agency that alone or with others pays the costs of a radio or television program on which it advertises or promotes something
Origin of sponsorL, surety ; from spondere, to promise solemnly ; from Indo-European base an unverified form spend-, to bring a libation, vow from source Classical Greek spendein, to promise, spond?, libation
- One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
- One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission, as to an organization.
- A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
- Christianity One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.
- One that finances a project, event, or organization directed by another person or group, such as a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.
transitive verbspon·sored, spon·sor·ing, spon·sors
Origin of sponsorLate Latin sp&omacron;nsor, sponsor in baptism, from Latin, surety, from sp&omacron;nsus, past participle of spond&emacron;re, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.
- A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
- He was my sponsor when I applied to join the club.
- They were my sponsors for immigration.
- One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.
- And now a word from our sponsor.
- A senior member of a twelve step or similar program assigned to a guide a new initiate and form a partnership with him
- My narcotics anonymous sponsor became my best friend when I finally was able to do something about my meth problem.
(third-person singular simple present sponsors, present participle sponsoring, simple past and past participle sponsored)
- To be a sponsor for.
From Latin sponsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism"), from sponsus, past participle of spondeÅ
sponsor - Investment & Finance Definition
See general partner.