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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The visit marked the King's return to public-facing duties after a brief postponement following the news from the palace about his health and also served as the occasion to announce his patronage of Cancer Research UK.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Those recreation centers that stayed open saw precipitous declines in patronage as many White parents stopped bringing their families, and those who could afford it constructed backyard pools to ensure that their kids would never have to share the water with Black children.
—Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
All that patronage, though, didn’t bring in enough cash to compensate for Trump’s bad business plan, which the Hilton consortium had flagged years earlier.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
When the appointment raised patronage questions — particularly from Ald.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Those recreation centers that stayed open saw precipitous declines in patronage as many White parents stopped bringing their families, and those who could afford it constructed backyard pools to ensure that their kids would never have to share the water with Black children.
—Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
All that patronage, though, didn’t bring in enough cash to compensate for Trump’s bad business plan, which the Hilton consortium had flagged years earlier.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
When the appointment raised patronage questions — particularly from Ald.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Patronage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronage. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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