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Patronage

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Noun

1. backing, backup, championship, patronage

the act of providing approval and support

Example Sentences:
'his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives'

2. business, clientele, patronage

customers collectively

Example Sentences:
'they have an upper class clientele'

3. condescension, disdain, patronage

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

4. patronage

(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

5. patronage, trade

the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

Example Sentences:
'even before noon there was a considerable patronage'

Verb

6. patronage

support by being a patron of

7. keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support

be a regular customer or client of

Example Sentences:
'We patronize this store'
'Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Patronage

see synonyms of patronage
noun
1. 
a. 
the support given or custom brought by a patron or patroness
b. 
the position of a patron
2. (in politics)
a. 
the practice of making appointments to office, granting contracts, etc
b. 
the favours so distributed
3. 
a. 
a condescending manner
b. 
any kindness done in a condescending way
4. Christianity
the right to present a clergyman to a benefice

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Patronage

see synonyms of patronage
noun
1. 
a. 
the function or status of a patron
b. 
support, encouragement, sponsorship, etc. given by a patron
2. 
goodwill, favor, courtesy, etc. shown to people considered inferior; condescension
3. 
a. 
patrons collectively; clientele
b. 
business; trade; custom
4. 
a. 
the power to appoint to office or grant other favors, esp. political ones
b. 
the distribution of offices or other favors through this power
c. 
the offices, etc. thus distributed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Patronage

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n.
1. The support or encouragement of a patron, as for an institution or cause.
2. Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner: Our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage.
3. The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers: Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.
4. Customers or patrons considered as a group; clientele: The grand old hotel has a loyal but demanding patronage.
5.
a. The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions.
b. The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions.
c. The positions so distributed or filled.
6. The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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