patronage
English Thesaurus
1. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | business, |
| definition | : | the volume of commercial activity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | custom, |
| definition | : | habitual patronage (noun.act) |
2. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | social control, |
| definition | : | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nomenklatura, |
| definition | : | the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | government, political science, politics, |
| definition | : | the study of government of states and other political units (noun.cognition) |
3. the act of providing approval and support (noun.act)
4. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | depreciation, derogation, disparagement, |
| definition | : | a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication) |
5. customers collectively (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | people, |
| definition | : | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively (noun.group) |
6. be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication)
| verb group | : | keep going, run on, |
| definition | : | continue uninterrupted (verb.stative) |
7. support by being a patron of (verb.consumption)
8. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (noun.act)
| derivation | : | keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support, |
| definition | : | be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication) |
9. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act)
| derivation | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | support by being a patron of (verb.consumption) |
10. the act of providing approval and support (noun.act)
| derivation | : | back, |
| definition | : | support financial backing for (verb.possession) |
11. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | condescend, patronise, patronize, |
| definition | : | treat condescendingly (verb.communication) |
12. customers collectively (noun.group)
| derivation | : | keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support, |
| definition | : | be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication) |
13. be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | frequenter, patron, |
| definition | : | a regular customer (noun.person) |
14. support by being a patron of (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act) |
15. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers (noun.act)
| derivation | : | keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support, |
| definition | : | be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication) |
16. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act)
| derivation | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | support by being a patron of (verb.consumption) |
17. the act of providing approval and support (noun.act)
| derivation | : | back, |
| definition | : | support financial backing for (verb.possession) |
18. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | condescend, patronise, patronize, |
| definition | : | treat condescendingly (verb.communication) |
19. customers collectively (noun.group)
| derivation | : | keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support, |
| definition | : | be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication) |
20. be a regular customer or client of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | frequenter, patron, |
| definition | : | a regular customer (noun.person) |
21. support by being a patron of (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | patronage, |
| definition | : | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support (noun.act) |
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