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Quick definitions from WordNet (patronage)
▸ noun: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
▸ noun: the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers ("Even before noon there was a considerable patronage")
▸ noun: customers collectively
▸ noun: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
▸ noun: the act of providing approval and support
▸ verb: support by being a patron of
▸ verb: be a regular customer or client of
▸ Also see patronages
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to patronage
▸ Usage examples for patronage
▸ Popular adjectives describing patronage
▸ Words that often appear near patronage
▸ Rhymes of patronage
▸ Invented words related to patronage
▸ noun: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
▸ noun: the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers ("Even before noon there was a considerable patronage")
▸ noun: customers collectively
▸ noun: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
▸ noun: the act of providing approval and support
▸ verb: support by being a patron of
▸ verb: be a regular customer or client of
▸ Also see patronages
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to patronage
▸ Usage examples for patronage
▸ Popular adjectives describing patronage
▸ Words that often appear near patronage
▸ Rhymes of patronage
▸ Invented words related to patronage