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sponsor
What does sponsor mean?
sponsor (noun): a person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sponsor in a sentence?
- And now a word from our sponsor. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce sponsor?
/ˈspɑnsɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sponsor come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin spōnsor (“a surety", in Late Latin "a sponsor in baptism”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “sponsor” mean?
a person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep
Not quite: that's what repose means.
a capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate
Not quite: that's what skill means.
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