1
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard
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as in business
transactions or economic support provided by customers
he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious
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Opened in November 2015, the mansion’s refurbishment under the patronage of H.R.H Prince Robert of Luxemburg is a glamorous reproduction of the interior ambience of Chateau Haut-Brion.
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Tim Lai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There are companies like Costco, Target, and Barnes & Noble that deserve our patronage and others, like Amazon, that don't.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Musk and Ramaswamy risk taking us back to the system of patronage, corruption and incompetence that defined government through the 1800s and that past reformers eliminated.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
Pictures of the family from past decades line the walls of Jess & Jim’s, alongside plaques in honor of long-time customers, thanking them for their patronage.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lai, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
There are companies like Costco, Target, and Barnes & Noble that deserve our patronage and others, like Amazon, that don't.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Musk and Ramaswamy risk taking us back to the system of patronage, corruption and incompetence that defined government through the 1800s and that past reformers eliminated.
—Thomas J. Greitens, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2025
Pictures of the family from past decades line the walls of Jess & Jim’s, alongside plaques in honor of long-time customers, thanking them for their patronage.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Patronage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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