sponsorship
sponsorship Lexical Profile
sponsorship Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Financial or material support provided by a company, organization, or individual for an event, activity, or person, often in exchange for publicity or commercial recognition.
"The community theater relied heavily on corporate sponsorship to fund its summer productions."
The position, responsibility, or official endorsement of a sponsor, such as proposing legislation, vouching for an applicant in immigration or employment, or acting as a mentor or godparent.
"The bipartisan environmental bill gained momentum under the joint sponsorship of two senior senators."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from 'sponsor' (from Late Latin sponsor, meaning 'baptismal sponsor' or in classical Latin 'surety, guarantor', from spondere 'to pledge solemnly') combined with the suffix '-ship'.