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sponsorship en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sponsorder. English sponsor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English sponsorship From sponsor + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor.
    • I find that for me, my sponsorship of a child via a charitable NGO provides a sense of great satisfaction.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.
    • The company provided sponsorship to the research team.
    • The university awarded five sponsorships to the five most qualified applicants.

Forms

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Deriveds

cosponsorship

Synonyms

gossipred

Translations (24)

sg mûngö-li (aid or support) · es padrinazgo (aid or support) · pl sponsoring (state or practice) · ga urraíocht (state or practice) · tr sponsorluk (state or practice) · pt patrocínio (aid or support) · el χορηγία (aid or support) · de Sponsoring (state or practice) · ms tajaan (state or practice) · fi tukeminen (state or practice) · id sponsor (state or practice) · ga urrú (state or practice) · id pensponsoran (state or practice) · tr sponsorluk (aid or support) · bg спо́нсорство (state or practice) · fi sponsorius (state or practice) · fi sponsorointi (aid or support) · fi tuki (aid or support) · ga urraíocht (aid or support) · ru спо́нсорство (aid or support) · ru спо́нсорство (state or practice) · kk мияткерлік (aid or support) · fr parrainage (aid or support) · kk демеушілік (aid or support)