clientele
noun
cli·en·tele
ˌklī-ən-ˈtel 
ˌklē-ən-,
also ˌklē-ˌän-
: a body of clients
a shop that caters to an exclusive clientele
Examples of clientele in a Sentence
… Gottfried had been complaining for months that our local clientele didn't have the class to appreciate the house.
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Jane Smiley, Good Faith, 2003
The lunchtime clientele at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here—local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy.
—Tracy Kidder, Home Town, 1999
The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture clientele to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large.
—Carrie Donovan, New York Times Magazine, 21 Feb. 1988
According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its clientele was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people.
—Erich Segal, The Class, (1985) 1986
The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
Jane Smiley, Good Faith, 2003
The lunchtime clientele at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here—local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy.
—Tracy Kidder, Home Town, 1999
The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture clientele to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large.
—Carrie Donovan, New York Times Magazine, 21 Feb. 1988
According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its clientele was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people.
—Erich Segal, The Class, (1985) 1986
The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
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What concerns are surfacing among your clientele?
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Price Club charged its small-business clientele twenty-five dollars a year for membership, cash flow that could be factored into the company’s gross margins.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
To further expand clientele, Rowan is also launching a wig rental service next month where guests can try out Amber Jean’s styles for three days, six days, two weeks or four weeks.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Its clientele has money, and Crockett knows how to speak the language of money.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Price Club charged its small-business clientele twenty-five dollars a year for membership, cash flow that could be factored into the company’s gross margins.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
To further expand clientele, Rowan is also launching a wig rental service next month where guests can try out Amber Jean’s styles for three days, six days, two weeks or four weeks.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Its clientele has money, and Crockett knows how to speak the language of money.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clientele
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“Clientele.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clientele. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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clientele
noun
cli·en·tele
ˌklī-ən-ˈtel
: a group of clients
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