1. (noun) backing, backup, championship, patronage
the act of providing approval and support
Synonyms: fill-in, financial backing, patronage, relief, funding, financial support, backup, accompaniment, disdain, support, backup man, reliever, title, musical accompaniment, backing, condescension, trade, championship, mount, computer backup, business, stand-in, clientele, substitute
2. (noun) clientele, patronage, business
customers collectively
Synonyms: business concern, business sector, patronage, backing, clientele, backup, business organization, line of work, business enterprise, condescension, job, business organisation, byplay, stage business, commercial enterprise, line, trade, championship, disdain, occupation, business, concern
3. (noun) condescension, disdain, patronage
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Synonyms: trade, clientele, condescension, patronage, business, backup, backing, superciliousness, scorn, condescendingness, contempt, disdainfulness, championship, disdain, despite
4. (noun) patronage
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Synonyms: trade, condescension, business, backing, clientele, backup, championship, disdain
5. (verb) trade, patronage
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
Synonyms: condescension, business deal, backup, deal, swop, patronage, trade wind, trade, business, backing, barter, clientele, craft, championship, disdain, swap
6. (verb) patronage
support by being a patron of
Synonyms: keep going, patronize, patronise, support
7. (verb) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
be a regular customer or client of
Synonyms: digest, abide, buy at, tolerate, tide over, support, shop at, plunk for, hold up, endure, frequent, bridge over, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, run on, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, shop, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, condescend, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, sponsor, bear
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