sponsor

To sponsor is to provide funding for something or to pledge to fund something. (verb)

When you pay for an event to take place, this is an example of a situation where you sponsor an event.

See sponsor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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.
1. a godfather or godmother; person who answers for a child, as at baptism, making the profession of faith and the promises prescribed
2. in some Christian denominations, a person who acts as patron for someone being confirmed
☆ 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

transitive verb

to act as sponsor for

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See sponsor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(spŏnˈsər)

noun

One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission.
A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.
One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.

transitive verb spon·sored, spon·sor·ing, spon·sors

To act as a sponsor for.

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