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Definition of Patronage

1. Noun. The act of providing approval and support. "His vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

2. Verb. Support by being a patron of.

3. Noun. Customers collectively. "They have an upper class clientele"

4. Verb. Be a regular customer or client of. "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

5. Noun. A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.

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

7. Noun. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. "Even before noon there was a considerable patronage"

Definition of Patronage

1. n. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.

2. v. t. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.

Definition of Patronage

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Patronage

patrol patrolled patroller patrollers patrolling patrolman patrolmen patrology patrols patrol boat

patrol car patrol ship patrol wagon patron patron patronage (current term) patronages patronal patroness patroness

patronesses patronise patronised patronises patronising patronisingly patronization patronizations patronize patronize

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