noun. the act of providing approval and support his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives |
noun. customers collectively they have an upper class clientele |
noun. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
noun. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
noun. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers even before noon there was a considerable patronage |
verb. support by being a patron of |
verb. be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store|Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could |
