🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Sponsor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈspɔnsɐ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sponsor/ˈspɒn.sər/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der neue Sponsor unterstützt das Sportteam mit modernster Ausrüstung."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or organization that provides financial support, backing, or funding for an event, project, person, or organization.

    "The local tech company agreed to be the primary sponsor for the annual innovation conference."
  2. 2

    A person who takes responsibility for another person, especially in programs involving mentorship, recovery, or immigration.

    "Her uncle acted as her financial sponsor when she applied for her permanent residency visa."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin sponsor meaning 'surety' or 'promiser', rooted in spondere meaning 'to pledge' or 'to vow'. During the Roman era, it referred to a person who bound themselves on behalf of another, evolving through Old French and Middle English to denote anyone who assumes responsibility for or financially supports a person, event, or organization.

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