Tra từ sponsor - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spon·sor [sponsor sponsors sponsored sponsoring] noun, verb BrE [ˈspɒnsə(r)] NAmE [ˈspɑːnsər]
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
Syn: ↑godparent

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin, from spondere ‘promise solemnly’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.

Thesaurus:
sponsor noun C
•The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.
patron • • donor • |formal benefactor • |especially business backer •
the main/principal sponsor/patron/donor/benefactor/backer
a major/potential sponsor/patron/donor/benefactor/backer
look for/seek/find/get a sponsor/patron/donor/backer

Example Bank:
•I need to find some more sponsors for my charity bike ride.
•the list of state sponsors of terrorism
•the title sponsor of the rowing World Cup
•I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run.
•Unless he can find a sponsor he'll be forced to retire from athletics.

verb
1. ~ sth (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. ~ sth to arrange for sth official to take place
•The US is sponsoring negotiations between the two sides.
3. ~ sb (for sth/to do sth) to agree to give sb money for a charity if they complete a particular task
•Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing?
•a sponsored swim
4. ~ sb (through sth) to support sb by paying for their training or education
•She found a company to sponsor her through college.
5. ~ sth to introduce a proposal for a new law, etc
•The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (as a noun): from Latin, from spondere ‘promise solemnly’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•Many sports events on TV used to be sponsored by the tobacco industry.