sponsor

sponsor
sponsor [spän′sər]
n.
[L, surety < spondere, to promise solemnly < IE base * spend-, to bring a libation, vow > Gr spendein, to promise, spondē, libation]
1. 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.
2.
a) a godfather or godmother; person who answers for a child, as at baptism, making the profession of faith and the promises prescribed
b) in some Christian denominations, a person who acts as patron for someone being confirmed
3. 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
vt.
to act as sponsor for
sponsorial [spän′sôr′ē əl]
adj.
sponsorship
n.
SYN.- a SPONSOR is one who assumes a certain degree of responsibility for another in any of various ways [the sponsors of a television program assume the costs of production ]; a PATRON is one who assumes the role of protector or benefactor, now usually in a financial capacity as of an artist, an institution, etc.; a BACKER is one who lends support, esp. financial support, to someone or something but does not necessarily assume any responsibilities [the magazine failed when it lost its backers]; ANGEL is a colloquial term for the backer of a theatrical enterprise

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  • sponsor — [ spɔ̃sɔr; spɔnsɔr ] n. m. • 1954; mot angl. « parrrain » ♦ Anglic. Personne, organisme qui soutient financièrement une entreprise à des fins publicitaires. Recomm. offic. ⇒ commanditaire, parrain, parraineur. Sponsor d un voilier, d un coureur,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sponsor — spon·sor n 1: a legislator who introduces and supports a legislative proposal (as a bill or amendment) 2: a person who assumes responsibility for some other person (as an immigrant) or thing 3 a: one that securitizes assets b: one that promotes,… …   Law dictionary

  • Sponsor — Научная классификация промежуточные ранги Домен:  …   Википедия

  • sponsor — spónsor s. m., pl. spónsori Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  SPÓNSOR sponsori m. Persoană, organizaţie, firmă etc. care susţine financiar o acţiune, în scop publicitar. /<engl. sponsor Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Sponsor — Sm Geldgeber, Gönner per. Wortschatz fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. sponsor, eigentlich Unterstützer, Pate , dieses aus l. spōnsor Bürge , zu l. spondēre (spōnsum) versprechen, verpflichten .    Ebenso nndl. sponsor, nfrz. sponsor,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • sponsor — n Sponsor, patron, surety, guarantor, backer, angel are comparable when they denote a person who in a greater or less degree accepts responsibility for another person or for a particular venture or undertaking. Sponsor usually implies public… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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