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IELTS word

sponsor

/ˈspɑːn.sɚ/verb

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English definition

to provide money for an activity or person

Common phrases / collocations

  1. sponsor a team
  2. sponsor an event
  3. corporate sponsor

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The local shop sponsored the team’s new uniforms.

  2. 2.

    A company sponsored the festival.

  3. 3.

    The charity sponsored her training.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A shop owner gives a youth soccer team new uniforms before their match.
to provide money for an activity or person
1team needs uniforms
2shop pays for them
team needs uniforms→shop pays for them