I am trying to replace the term "sponsored" in the following context, with a better term that does not imply receiving funds or support of any kind.
Project X was sponsored by Company Y.
Any idea?
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independently developed by ?– alpaCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 13:08
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Promoted? Endorsed? I think any word is likely to imply financial support in the context of a "project" and "company".– FumbleFingersCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 13:10
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Well, I should mention that I am the developer working on Project X, but I'm not part of or funded by Company Y.– njkCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 13:10
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@njk: So what exactly is the relationship between the company and the project?– FumbleFingersCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 13:11
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It's their project, and I'm working on it, but I'm not receiving any money or support from them.– njkCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 13:12
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I think that "commissioned" would work in your context ;)
kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n
verb
past tense: commissioned; past participle: commissioned
1. order or authorize the production of (something).
(Google)
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"Commissioned", in the US, would imply that the commissioning party somehow initiated the project -- that it didn't exist before the commissioning party's action. The only exception to that would be if the commissioning party is some sort of umbrella tax-exempt organization, and the project operates utilizing its tax-exempt status. Commented Aug 1, 2015 at 20:53
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@HotLicks That is the impression I'm getting from the comments from the OP: It's Company Y's project = they initiated it. Surely, they must authorize it for it to be theirs.– AvonCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 21:16
Endorsed is a very very good word.
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Do you mean that in the context of my sentence (an the other information that I provided in the comments) "endorsed" sounds right? Better than "commissioned"?– njkCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 20:17
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1I'm just a common man and haven't a clue if it is better or not. I've never seen commissioned used in such a manner. It's just what I'd use. I have to admit that this word doesn't preclude financial support. -- Not that it would fit in your sentence above, but "moral" support usually means that no money is involved. Commented Aug 1, 2015 at 20:51
the action to benefact is to offer aid via money or other help to a person or cause. A person who benefacts is a benefactor, a much more common version of the word.
Another definition of benefactor: one that confers a benefit; especially one that makes a gift or bequest
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I am sorry you think that Company Y being your benefactor, aka being your sponsor, is unrelated to them benefacting, aka sponsoring, Project X.– YesheCommented Aug 1, 2015 at 23:01