Definitions For Patronage

noun

• The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
• (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• The act of providing approval and support
• A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• Customers collectively
• Money and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc.
• Support that is given to a business, library, etc., by buying its goods or using its services
• The power to give jobs or provide other help to people as a reward for their support

verb

• Be a regular customer or client of
• Support by being a patron of