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patronage
('p/&/tr/@/n/I//dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • the act of providing approval and support(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    backing, backup, championship
    source: wordnet30
  • customers collectively(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    business, clientele
    source: wordnet30
  • a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    condescension, disdain
    source: wordnet30
  • (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers(noun.act)
    Example:
    Even before noon there was a considerable patronage.
    Synonym:
    trade
    source: wordnet30
  • Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • support by being a patron of(verb.consumption)
    source: wordnet30
  • be a regular customer or client of(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    keep going, patronise, patronize, support
    source: wordnet30
  • To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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