Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sponsor
Sponsor
sponsor
n. & v. --n. 1 a person who supports an activity done for charity by pledging money in advance. 2 a a person or organization that promotes or supports an artistic or sporting activity etc. b esp. US a business organization that promotes a broadcast programme in return for advertising time. 3 an organization lending support to an election candidate. 4 a person who introduces a proposal for legislation. 5 a godparent at baptism or esp. RC Ch. a person who presents a candidate for confirmation. 6 a person who makes himself or herself responsible for another. --v.tr. be a sponsor for. Derivatives sponsorial adj. sponsorship n. Etymology: L (as SPONSION)
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I. noun see: spouse Date: 1651 one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare, one who assumes responsibility for some other person or thing, a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity, ~ial adjective ~ship noun II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1869 to be or stand ~ for ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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