Meaning & use
sponsor
A person or organization that provides financial or other support for a person, event, or activity.
See it in a sentence
The marathon's main sponsor covered the cost of medals and water stations.
Each contestant needed a corporate sponsor to cover travel expenses for the tournament.
A note on using this word
Sponsor implies an ongoing, often public relationship of support, unlike 'donor,' which can refer to a one-time gift without any promotional benefit.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To support a person, event, or activity financially, often in exchange for promotion or advertising.
The bank agreed to sponsor the local youth soccer league for three seasons.
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