English to English
patronage
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noun (n)
- the act of providing approval and support(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers(noun.act)Example:
Even before noon there was a considerable patronage.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- support by being a patron of(verb.consumption)source: wordnet30
- be a regular customer or client of(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend.(verb)source: webster1913