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English translation: the costs associated with obtaining sponsors

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Spanish term or phrase:costo por adquisición de patrocinador
English translation:the costs associated with obtaining sponsors
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

04:11 Sep 4, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop / NGO
Spanish term or phrase: costo por adquisición de patrocinador
El término aparece en un informe sobre una ONG que se dedica a patrocinar niños pobres en centroamérica mediante patrocinadores en el exterior.

• Los costos por adquisición de patrocinadores se reducen y los niños son patrocinados mas rápido porque siempre es mucho más caro y consume más tiempo adquirir nuevos patrocinadores que retener a los que ya existen.
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 02:41
the costs associated with obtaining sponsors
Explanation:
Another alternative, I think costs would probably be plural in English.
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Gillian Holmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2the costs associated with obtaining sponsors
Gillian Holmes
5 +1sponsor acquisition cost
Mary Gardner Hume
4the cost of acquiring a sponsor
David Hollywood


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the cost of acquiring a sponsor


Explanation:
I would say

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sponsors if you like

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and "gaining" as an alternative

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I prefer "gaining"

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"getting" but a bit too direct IMO

David Hollywood
Local time: 05:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 104
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the costs associated with obtaining sponsors


Explanation:
Another alternative, I think costs would probably be plural in English.

Gillian Holmes
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Bramhall: yes, the plural, as it's in general terms.
40 mins
  -> Thanks, Oliver!
agree  Seth Phillips: I would use "acquiring"
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Seth!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sponsor acquisition cost


Explanation:
My suggestion

Example sentence(s):
  • The sponsor acquisition cost is lower and the children obtain sponsors faster, because it is less expensive to retain a sponsor than to acquire a new one
Mary Gardner Hume
Argentina
Local time: 05:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
21 mins
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