| NOUN | act | patronage, backing, backup, championship | the act of providing approval and support |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | patronage, clientele, business | customers collectively | |
| communication | patronage, condescension, disdain | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | |
| act | patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | |
| act | patronage, trade | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | |
| VERB | consumption | patronage | support by being a patron of |
| communication | patronage, patronize, patronise, support, keep going | be a regular customer or client of |
| Sounds | pae'trahnihjh; pey'trahnahjh; pey'trahnihjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | ||
| Meaning | The act of providing approval and support. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | backing, backup, championship | |
| Broader | blessing, approval, approving | The formal act of approving |
| Spanish | patrocinazgo, patrocinio | |
| Catalan | patrocini | |
| Meaning | customers collectively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | clientele, business | |
| Broader | people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
| Spanish | clientela, negocio, parroquia, patronaje | |
| Catalan | clientela, clients, parròquia | |
| Verbs | patronage | be a regular customer or client of |
| Meaning | A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | condescension, disdain | |
| Broader | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Spanish | condescendencia, desdén | |
| Meaning | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Narrower | nomenklatura | The system of patronage in communist countries |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
| Spanish | mecenazgo | |
| Verbs | patronage | support by being a patron of |
| Meaning | The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" | |
| Synonym | trade | |
| Narrower | custom | habitual patronage |
| Broader | business | The volume of commercial activity |
| Spanish | clientela | |
| Catalan | clientela | |
| Verbs | patronage | be a regular customer or client of |
| Meaning | support by being a patron of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | sustain, keep, maintain | Supply with necessities and support |
| Nouns | patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
| Meaning | Be a regular customer or client of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | patronize, patronise, support, keep going | |
| Broader | foster, nurture | Help develop, help grow |
| Similar to | run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted |
| Spanish | patrocinar | |
| Nouns | patronage | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers |
| patronage | customers collectively | |
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