() the support that customers give to a business by spending money there 光顾；惠顾◆a discount system that rewards customers for their continued patronage 常客折扣制度◆The restaurant's patronage declined by more than 70%. 餐馆的上座率下降了 70% 以上。
support, especially financial support, given to an organization such as a charity by an individual or a company 赞助；支援◆her generous patronage of the arts 她对艺术的慷慨赞助
a system by which an important person gives help or a job to sb in return for their support 保护；庇护◆He is only still in his job because of the patronage of the company's controlling shareholder. 他至今未被免职不过是因为公司控股股东的庇护。