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Meaning of patronage

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  patronage
      n 1: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous
           backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with
           progressives" [syn: {backing}, {backup}, {championship},
           {patronage}]
      2: customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
         [syn: {clientele}, {patronage}, {business}]
      3: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing
         the recipient [syn: {condescension}, {disdain}, {patronage}]
      4: (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making
         appointments to office in return for political support
      5: the business given to a commercial establishment by its
         customers; "even before noon there was a considerable
         patronage" [syn: {trade}, {patronage}]
      v 1: support by being a patron of
      2: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
         store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as
         he could" [syn: {patronize}, {patronise}, {patronage},
         {support}, {keep going}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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