sponsor
US: /ˈspɑnsɝ/
UK: /spˈɒnsɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
sponsor /'spɔnsə/- danh từ
- cha đỡ đầu, mẹ đỡ đầu
- người bảo đảm
- người thuê quảng cáo; hãng thuê quảng cáo (quảng cáo hàng của mình ở đài phát thanh hay truyền hình)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a person or company that pays for a radio or television programme, or for a concert or sporting event, usually in return for advertising: The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors. + The first episode of the new programme attracted the number of viewers that the sponsors had been guaranteed.
2 a person who agrees to give sb money for a charity if that person succeeds in completing a particular activity: I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run.
3 a person or company that supports sb by paying for their training or education: Unless he can find a sponsor he'll be forced to retire from athletics.
4 a person who introduces and supports a proposal for a new law, etc: the sponsor of the new immigration bill
5 a person who agrees to be officially responsible for another person
6 a person who presents a child for Christian BAPTISM or CONFIRMATION
Synonym: GODPARENT
+ verb
1 [VN] (of a company, etc.) to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. as a way of advertising: sports events sponsored by the tobacco industry
2 [VN] to arrange for sth official to take place: The US is sponsoring negotiations between the two sides.
3 to agree to give sb money for a charity if they complete a particular task: [VN] Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing? + a sponsored walk / swim [also VN to inf]
4 [VN] to support sb by paying for their training or education: She found a company to sponsor her through college.
5 [VN] (technical) to introduce a proposal for a new law, etc: The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP.
Collocation
ADJ.
big, major | main | potential | private | official | commercial, corporate, industrial
VERB + SPONSOR
look for, seek | attract, find, get | act as
SPONSOR + VERB
back sb/sth, support sb/sth
SPONSOR + NOUN
money
PREP.
~ for/of
I need to find some more sponsors for my bike ride to Brighton.
Concise dictionary
sponsors|sponsored|sponsoring'spɑnsə(r) /'spɒn-noun
+someone who supports or champions something
+an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
verb
+assume sponsorship of
+assume responsibility for or leadership of
+do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
