patronage
- noun
- /ˈpeɪtrəˌnɪdʒ/
- We appreciate your patronage and look forward to serving you again soon.
She took it away, and I guess it took away his patronages.
- She took it away, and I guess it took away his patronages.
Examples
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We thank you for your patronage and sincerely hope you enjoyed your flight.
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Thank you for your patronage.
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We thank you for your patronage and hope to see you back next season.
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We value your patronage always.
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I will definitely support your company with my patronage and spread the word to others.
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And so, we thank you for your patronage.
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Thank you all for coming and for your patronage of our refreshment stand.
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The state of California thanks y'all for your patronage.
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Of course, we would continue to cherish your ongoing patronage of the abbey.
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The teaching profession enjoyed good patronage at its inception in Nigeria in the mid-19th century.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
The customers and trade a shop or company gets
The amount of business a shop or company gets from customers
A group of customers who use a business or service
The habit of regularly buying from the same shop
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Patronage comes from patron, from the Latin patronus meaning 'protector' and related to pater 'father'. Think of regular customers as people who 'protect' a shop by buying from it, so patronage means the support or business given to a place.