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Definitions of patronage

noun
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

synonyms: commerce

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types:
clientèle
habitual patronage

type of:
affaire, commerce
the volume of commercial activity
noun
customers collectively

synonyms: clientèle, parrainage

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type of:
gens, peuple
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
noun
the act of providing approval and support

synonyms: parrainage

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type of:
acceptation, approbation
the formal act of approving

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