sponsor vs surety

surety vs sponsor

sponsor and surety both are nouns.

sponsor is a verb but surety is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sponsor	Yes	No	Yes	No
surety	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, surety is a hyponym of sponsor; that is, surety is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sponsor:

sponsor: someone who supports or champions something
surety: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another

Other hyponyms of sponsor include angel, backer, godfather, godparent, guarantor, warranter, warrantor, patroness, patronne, pillar of strength, tower of strength.

sponsor (noun)	surety (noun)
someone who supports or champions something	something clearly established
an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)	a guarantee that an obligation will be met
	one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
	a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
	property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation

sponsor (verb)	surety (verb)
assume sponsorship of
assume responsibility for or leadership of
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Difference between sponsor and surety

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