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patronage
/ˈpætɹənɪdʒ/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
the act of providing approval and support
his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
- noun
customers collectively
they have an upper class clientele
- noun
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- 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
- verb
support by being a patron of