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sponsorship

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or practice of being a sponsor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I find that for me, my sponsorship of a child via a charitable NGO provides a sense of great satisfaction.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The company provided sponsorship to the research team.
  • The university awarded five sponsorships to the five most qualified applicants.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: support

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: спо́нсорство (spónsorstvo) — state or practice
  • Finnish: tukeminen — state or practice
  • Finnish: sponsorius — state or practice
  • German: Sponsoring — state or practice
  • Indonesian: sponsor — state or practice
  • Indonesian: pensponsoran — state or practice
  • Irish: urraíocht — state or practice
  • Irish: urrú — state or practice
  • Malay: tajaan — state or practice
  • Polish: sponsoring — state or practice
  • Russian: спо́нсорство (spónsorstvo) — state or practice
  • Turkish: sponsorluk — state or practice
  • Finnish: tuki — aid or support
  • Finnish: sponsorointi — aid or support
  • French: parrainage — aid or support
  • Greek: χορηγία (chorigía) — aid or support
  • Irish: urraíocht — aid or support
  • Kazakh: демеушілік (demeuşılık) — aid or support
  • Kazakh: мияткерлік (miätkerlık) — aid or support
  • Portuguese: patrocínio — aid or support
  • Russian: спо́нсорство (spónsorstvo) — aid or support
  • Sango: mûngö-li — aid or support
  • Spanish: padrinazgo — aid or support
  • Turkish: sponsorluk — aid or support
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