sponsored

/ ˈspɒnsəd /

adjective

1. denoting an activity organized to raise money for a charity in which sponsors agree to donate money on completion of the activity, or a specified period or amount of it, by participants

   a sponsored walk

Example Sentences

Generally, emperors sponsored gladiatorial games to boost their popularity and to showcase their might.

From Los Angeles Times

The measure was sponsored by the California Apartment Assn., whose campaign committee said the new rules could apply to multiple organizations and noted the initiative’s language did not name any specific group.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the BBC reported the allegations from parents, teammates and businesses who sponsored the Tash Harding Academy, a number of others have been in touch alleging they also lost money.

From BBC

In a town hall last year sponsored by News Nation, Kennedy complained that “experts” often end up on opposite sides of a debate, which he took as an indication that they shouldn’t be believed.

From Los Angeles Times

The study, sponsored by BridgeBio Pharma Inc, involved 72 children with achondroplasia from Australia, the UK, the US, Spain, France and Canada.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• approved
• backed
• ratified
• recommended
• sanctioned
• settled
• supported