Synonyms for patronage

Most common

backing · championship · backup · business · clientele · condescension

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

boycott, opposition, hindrance

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.

   His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.

2. n. 2

   Customers collectively; clientele; business.

   The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.

3. n. 3

   The act or state of being a customer of some business.

   The restaurant had "Thank you for your patronage!" printed on its take-out bags.

4. v. 1

   To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize

Related words

Phrases

patronage system

Forms

Plural

patronages → backings, championships, backups, businesses…

Past participle

patronaged
e.g. patronaged → supported, patronized, aided…

Example sentences

• clientele Fadil wanted to have a different sort of clientele.
• condescension The condescension in this article is unbearable.
• influence Such magazines have a great influence on children.
• encouragement Without your encouragement, I would have given up.
• auspices That party was held under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry.
• aegis We were there under the aegis of Mr. Jackson.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

aid¹

5 letters

trade¹, favor², aegis²

6 letters

custom², favour², backup²

7 letters

support², backing², disdain²

8 letters

business², auspices³

9 letters

influence³, clientele³, patronize³, patronise

11 letters

countenance³

12 letters

championship⁴

13 letters

encouragement⁴, condescension⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor² = 2 syllables).

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