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SPONS-uh/ˈspɒnsə/

A sponsor is a person or firm that pays to support an event, team, or student. The verb is to sponsor. Donor is wider (often charity); an advertiser is not always a sponsor. Junior sport: a match sponsor still needs a DBS check on the touchline.

Meaning

A person or firm that pays to support an event, team, or student.

Examples

• “A match sponsor still needs a DBS check to stand on the touchline.”
• “The college will not sponsor a visa; that is a Home Office decision.”

Good to know

a sponsor; to sponsor someone / an event. Close: a donor. Sport / charity / visas. Countable firms or people. Related: sponsorship (often uncountable).

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