[, ] () the act of providing money for a special event, a sports team, etc. in order to advertise products; the money that is provided资助；赞助费◆corporate sponsorship of the arts公司对艺术活动的赞助◆Local companies have provided €2 million in sponsorship for the scholarships.本地一些公司出资 200 万欧元用于设立奖学金。◆a $50 million sponsorship deal一项 5 000 万元的赞助协议➡ see note at finance the act of paying to advertise on all or most of a particular part of a website or a radio or TV station（对网站、广播或电视节目的）广告赞助