"sponsor" meaning in English

See sponsor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈspɒn.sə/ [UK], /ˈspɑn.sər/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sponsor.wav [UK] Forms: sponsor [singular], sponsors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-noun-zddRc5VM
  2. A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-noun-VrF-o-cO
  3. A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-noun-LvTM3D8E

Verb

IPA: /ˈspɒn.sə/ [UK], /ˈspɑn.sər/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sponsor.wav [UK] Forms: sponsor [canonical], sponsors [third-person, singular], sponsored [past], sponsored [past, participle], sponsoring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-verb-lBY7BVrq
  2. If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-verb-Mbdb2VSJ
  3. If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.
    Sense id: simple-sponsor-en-verb-NZE~1DkO
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          "text": "The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap."
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          "text": "He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa."
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