noun / verb · neutral
sponsor
UK/ˈspɒn.sər/US/ˈspɑːn.sɚ/SPON·sor
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a person or organization that gives money or support to an event, activity, or person; to give such support
Examples
“The tournament is sponsored by a global brand.”
“Local businesses often sponsor youth clubs.”
“They decided to sponsor a promising junior player.”
Band 8 sentence
“Securing a long-term corporate sponsor allowed the club to invest in better youth development programmes.”
Collocations
- sponsor a team
- corporate sponsor
- sponsorship deal
Word family
sponsorship nounsponsored adjective
Common mistakes
sponsorship the team→sponsor the team / provide sponsorship to the team
sponsor for→sponsor / sponsor sb/sth
Say it for a higher band
5help→6support→7+sponsor
Synonyms
backer
Easily confused
supporter
“The supporters cheered loudly throughout the match.”
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