(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If an organization or an individual ~s something such as an event or someone’s training, they pay some or all of the expenses connected with it, often in order to get publicity for themselves.
The competition was ~ed by Ruinart Champagne...
= finance
VERB: V n
2.
In Britain, if you ~ someone who is doing something to raise money for charity, for example trying to walk a certain distance, you agree to give them a sum of money for the charity if they succeed in doing it.
Please could you ~ me for my school’s campaign for Help the Aged?
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ a proposal or suggestion, you officially put it forward and support it.
Eight senators ~ed legislation to stop the military funding.
VERB: V n
4.
When a country or an organization such as the United Nations ~s negotiations between countries, it suggests holding the negotiations and organizes them.
Given the strength of pressure on both sides, the superpowers may well have difficulties ~ing negotiations...
VERB: V n
5.
If one country accuses another of ~ing attacks on it, they mean that the other country does not do anything to prevent the attacks, and may even encourage them.
We have to make the states that ~ terrorism pay a price.
= support
VERB: V n
6.
If a company or organization ~s a television programme, they pay to have a special advertisement shown at the beginning and end of the programme, and at each commercial break.
Companies will now be able to ~ programmes on ITV and Channel 4.
VERB: V n
7.
A ~ is a person or organization that ~s something or someone.
I understand Coca-Cola are to be named as the new ~s of the League Cup later this week...
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