sponsor

n.

1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission.
3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.
4. One who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation; a godparent.
5. One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or television programming in return for advertising time.

tr.v., -sored, -sor·ing, -sors.

To act as a sponsor for.

[Late Latin spōnsor, sponsor in baptism, from Latin, surety, from spōnsus, past participle of spondēre, to pledge.]

sponsorial spon·so'ri·al (-sôr'ē-əl, -sōr'-) adj.
sponsorship spon'sor·ship' n.

1. In the context of stocks, an influential investor who creates demand for a security because of their positive outlook on it.

2. In the context of mutual funds, an underwriting company that offers shares in its mutual funds.

3. In the context of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the fund manager or other entity who files the needed regulatory materials with the SEC to create an ETF. The sponsor also solicits and approves an authorized participant to create and redeem ETF shares.

Investopedia Says:
1. Many investors look for wide sponsorship in a stock before investing, believing that the endorsement of well-known investors add a measure of safety to their investment decisions.

2. An underwriter must sponsor a mutual fund issue for investors to have access to it.

3. The sponsor of an ETF is essentially the managerial body of the ETF and brings together the needed parties and regulatory framework to establish the ETF.

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Limited partnerships: General Partner who organizes and sells a Limited Partnership. Sponsors (also called promoters) rely on their reputation in past real estate, oil and gas, or other deals to attract limited partners to their new deals.

Mutual funds: investment company that offers shares in its funds. Also called the underwriter.

Stocks: important investor-typically, an institution, mutual fund, or other big trader-whose favorable opinion of a particular security influences other investors and creates additional demand for the security. Institutional investors often want to make sure a stock has wide sponsorship before they invest in it, since this should ensure that the stock will not fall dramatically.

1. Advertiser who pays for part or all of a television or radio program by running one or more advertisements during the program. Sponsorship entitles the advertiser to a mention as the program's sponsor, and to a specific amount of commercial time throughout the program, depending on the time of day, the type of program (local vs. Network), and the station's regulations.

2. Donor who provides a substantial portion of the funding to an event. Event sponsors typically receive publicity such as banners and signs at the event as well as prominent mention in printed materials and event advertisements. A title sponsor is added to the name of the event, such as "Bailey's American Ski Classic." Sponsorships enable marketers to leverage their marketing dollars by gaining more publicity and goodwill than those same dollars could have purchased directly. See also public relations; underwriter.

noun

1. One who assumes financial responsibility for another: backer, guarantor, guaranty, surety, underwriter. Informal angel. See law, support/oppose.
2. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example: backer, benefactor, contributor, friend, patron, supporter. Informal angel. See help/harm/harmless.

verb

To act as a patron to: patronize, support. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: help, promote
Antonyms: disapprove, discourage, hurt

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(DOD) Military member or civilian employee with dependents.

IN BRIEF: Someone who supports or champions something. Also: Assume leadership of.

Many countries require that you have a sponsor before you move there permanently.

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Common misspelling(s) of sponsor

• sponser

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sponsor, garant, kautionist, fadder, forslagsstiller
v. tr. - sponsorere, støtte, stå fadder til

Nederlands (Dutch)
sponsoren, financieren, steunen, onderschrijven, garanderen, sponsor, steun, garantiegever, peetoom

Français (French)
n. - (Fin, Pub) sponsor, mécène, garant, (Relig) parrain/marraine, personne qui parraine (une épreuve sportive, etc), (Pol) initiateur
v. tr. - sponsoriser, commanditer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sponsor, Geldgeber, Pate
v. - sponsern, finanziell unterstützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγγυητής, ανάδοχος, νονός, χρηματοδότης, προστάτης, πάτρωνας, χορηγός, σπόνσορας
v. - εγγυώμαι, χρηματοδοτώ, πατρονάρω, γίνομαι ανάδοχος/νονός, κουμπαριάζω

Italiano (Italian)
sponsorizzare, sponsor

Português (Portuguese)
n. - patrocinador (m), padrinho (m), responsável
v. - patrocinar, responsabilizar-se

Русский (Russian)
поручитель, спонсор, организатор, автор проекта резолюции, восприемник, ручаться, финансировать, организовывать, поддерживать, вносить (проект резолюции)

Español (Spanish)
n. - patrocinador, auspiciador, promotor
v. tr. - patrocinar, fiar, garantizar, apadrinar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sponsor, garant, beskyddare, gynnare, finansiär, annonsör, initiativtagare, instruktör, rådgivare
v. - stå bakom, stå för, gynna, verka för, sponsra, finansiera, stå fadder åt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发起者, 倡议者, 主办者, 保证人, 发起, 倡议, 主办, 为...做保证人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發起者, 倡議者, 主辦者, 保證人
v. tr. - 發起, 倡議, 主辦, 為...做保證人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보증인, 후원자, 스폰서
v. tr. - 후원하다, 보증하다, 광고주가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保証人, 発起人, 後援者, 名付け親, スポンサー, 広告主, 名親
v. - 保証する, 後援する, スポンサーになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) راعي, متكفل برعايه, عراب, كفيل, ضامن (فعل) تبنى, كفل, ضمن, رعى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחראי, פטרון, סנדק, בעל-חסות (לתשדיר)‬
v. tr. - ‮נטל תחת חסותו, הגיש הצעת חוק‬

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