customer base

noun

: a set of customers one can depend on
The company has a solid customer base.

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Its aging customer base had stopped eating out or died during the pandemic, and older customers were still hesitant to go back. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Profits came from creating a large and loyal customer base, not from maximizing the margin on every transaction. Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Bagri likes that Energy Vault has a lower cost of capital via some new financing, as well as growth in recurring investment income and a greater broadening of its customer base to places like Australia. Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 30 July 2026 The release announcement also includes testimonials from a law firm, and, of course, software engineering teams, who remain a critical customer base for the company. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for customer base

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“Customer base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customer%20base. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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