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Patronage

🔄 Synonyms of "Patronage"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
disdainnoun	(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
supportnoun	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
condescensionnoun	The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
patronizeverb	(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
tradenoun	(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
clientelenoun	The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.
businessnoun	(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
championshipnoun	(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Patronage"

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Word	Definition
patronizeverb	(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
clientelenoun	The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
businessnoun	(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
tradenoun	(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
supportnoun	(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
condescensionnoun	The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
disdainnoun	(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
championshipnoun	(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
sponsorshipnoun	(countable, uncountable) The aid or support provided by a sponsor; backing or patronage.
patronnoun	A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
guardianshipnoun	The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
sponsornoun	A person or organization that pays all or part of the cost of an event, publication, media program, etc., usually in exchange for advertising.
mentoringnoun	An arrangement by which one person mentors another.
philanthropynoun	(chiefly uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
nepotismnoun	The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
cronyismnoun	(originally US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics), in their appointment to political positions.
clientnoun	A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
customernoun	A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.
utilizationnoun	(Canada, US, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilisation. [The act of using something.]