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English to English noun 1. the act of providing approval and support  his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives source: wordnet30
2. customers collectively they have an upper class clientele source: wordnet30
3. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient source: wordnet30
4. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support source: wordnet30
5. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers even before noon there was a considerable patronage source: wordnet30
6. 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. source: webster1913
verb 7. support by being a patron of source: wordnet30
8. be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store|Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could source: wordnet30
9. To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. source: webster1913
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