patronage
/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
ot noun
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The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
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Customers collectively; clientele; business.
The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain.
- Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.
fe’l verb
- To support by being a patron of.
- To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
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