English dictionary
patronage
nounPronunciation
ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
noun
- (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
noun
- the act of providing approval and support
noun
- a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
noun
- customers collectively
verb
- be a regular customer or client of
verb
- support by being a patron of
Example sentences
even before noon there was a considerable patronage
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
they have an upper class clientele
We patronize this store
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could