different between sponsoring vs encouraging

English

Verb

sponsoring

1. present participle of sponsor

French

Etymology

From English sponsoring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??.s?.?i?/

Noun

sponsoring m (plural sponsorings)

1. sponsorship (financial or material aid provided by a sponsor)

Synonyms

• mécénat
• sponsorisation

Further reading

• “sponsoring” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?k???d????/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?k???d????/
• Hyphenation: en?cour?aging

Adjective

encouraging (comparative more encouraging, superlative most encouraging)

1. giving courage, confidence or hope

   Although there is no cure for the disease yet, the research results are encouraging.

2. supporting by giving encouragement
3. auspicious, or bringing good luck

Translations

Verb

encouraging

1. present participle of encourage

Noun

encouraging (plural encouragings)

1. encouragement
   • 1853, The Living Age (volume 37, page 58)

     […] the thousand little ties of sympathy and mutual hopes and fears, comfortings and encouragings.