| 单词 | patronage |
| 释义 | patronage patronage /; / noun [U]
1 (Commerce ) the support that customers give to a business by spending money there: a discount system that rewards customers for their continued patronage The restaurant's patronage declined by more than 70%.
2 support, especially financial support, given to an organization such as a charity by an individual or a company: her generous patronage of the arts
3 a system by which an important person gives help or a job to sb in return for their support: He is only still in his job because of the patronage of the company's controlling shareholder. |
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