sponsor

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sponsor[1,noun] sponsor[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹spon·sor
Pronunciation: 'spän(t)-s&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin, guarantor, surety, from spondEre to promise -- more at SPOUSE
1 : one who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare
2 : one who assumes responsibility for some other person or thing
3 : a person or an organization that pays for or plans and carries out a project or activity; especially : one that pays the cost of a radio or television program usually in return for advertising time during its course
- spon·so·ri·al /spän-'sor-E-&l/ adjective
- spon·sor·ship /'spän(t)-s&r-"ship/ noun