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