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noun : PATRONAGE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" ;
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2. (
) customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" ;
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3. (
) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient ;
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4. (
) (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support ;
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5. (
) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" ;
verb : PATRONAGE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) support by being a patron of ;
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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" ;
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