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Meaning of patronage
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patronage
n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous
backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with
progressives" [syn: {backing}, {backup}, {championship},
{patronage}]
2: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
[syn: {clientele}, {patronage}, {business}]
3: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing
the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {disdain}, {patronage}]
4: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making
appointments to office in return for political support
5: the business given to a commercial establishment by its
customers; "even before noon there was a considerable
patronage" [syn: {trade}, {patronage}]
v 1: support by being a patron of
2: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as
he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {patronage},
{support}, {keep going}]
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