sponsorship

English

Etymology

From sponsor +‎ -ship.

Noun

sponsorship (countable and uncountable, plural sponsorships)

1. (uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor.

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

2. (countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.

   The company provided sponsorship to the research team.

   The university awarded five sponsorships to the five most qualified applicants.

Synonyms

• gossipred

Derived terms

• sponsorship-linked marketing

Translations

state or practice

• Bulgarian: спо́нсорство n (spónsorstvo)
• Finnish: tukeminen (fi), sponsorius
• German: Sponsoring n
• Indonesian: sponsor (id), pensponsoran (id)
• Irish: urraíocht f, urrú m
• Malay: tajaan (تاجاءن)
• Polish: sponsoring (pl) m
• Russian: спо́нсорство (ru) n (spónsorstvo)
• Turkish: sponsorluk (tr)

aid or support

• Finnish: tuki (fi), sponsorointi (fi)
• French: parrainage (fr) m
• Greek: χορηγία (el) f (chorigía)
• Irish: urraíocht f
• Portuguese: patrocínio (pt) m
• Russian: спо́нсорство (ru) n (spónsorstvo)
• Sango: mûngö-li (sg)
• Spanish: padrinazgo
• Turkish: sponsorluk (tr)