What are some alternative words for patronage?
Synonyms for patronage
ˈpeɪ trə nɪdʒ, ˈpæ-
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Princeton's WordNet
backing, backup, championship, patronage(noun)
the act of providing approval and support
"his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
Synonyms:
fill-in, financial backing, relief, funding, financial support, backup, accompaniment, disdain, support, backup man, reliever, title, musical accompaniment, backing, condescension, trade, championship, mount, computer backup, business, stand-in, clientele, substituteclientele, patronage, business(noun)
customers collectively
"they have an upper class clientele"
Synonyms:
business concern, business sector, backing, clientele, backup, business organization, line of work, business enterprise, condescension, job, business organisation, byplay, stage business, commercial enterprise, line, trade, championship, disdain, occupation, business, concerncondescension, disdain, patronage(noun)
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Synonyms:
trade, clientele, condescension, business, backup, backing, superciliousness, scorn, condescendingness, contempt, disdainfulness, championship, disdain, despitepatronage(noun)
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Synonyms:
trade, condescension, business, backing, clientele, backup, championship, disdaintrade, patronage(verb)
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
"even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
Synonyms:
condescension, business deal, backup, deal, swop, trade wind, trade, business, backing, barter, clientele, craft, championship, disdain, swappatronage(verb)
support by being a patron of
Synonyms:
keep going, patronize, patronise, supportpatronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going(verb)
be a regular customer or client of
"We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, buy at, tolerate, tide over, support, shop at, plunk for, hold up, endure, frequent, bridge over, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, run on, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, shop, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, condescend, substantiate, hold, plump for, sponsor, bear
Dictionary of English Synonymes
patronage(n.)
Synonyms:
favor, countenance, support, assistance, influence, friendship, aidpatronage(n.)
Synonyms:
custom, good-will (of an established place of business)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "patronage":
favouritism, sponsorship, clientelism, favoritism, ridership, nepotism, cronyism, aegis, philanthropy
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#71 | business | |
#103 | back | |
#148 | support | |
#228 | line | |
#343 | shop | |
#378 | title | |
#429 | job | |
#718 | trade | |
#867 | subscribe | |
#1274 | deal | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1729 | funding | |
#1778 | stand | |
#2206 | mount | |
#2366 | sponsor | |
#2490 | bear | |
#2813 | despite | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3115 | concern | |
#3116 | backup | |
#3358 | confirm | |
#4241 | craft | |
#4442 | championship | |
#4562 | digest | |
#4578 | occupation | |
#5997 | frequent | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#6848 | suffer | |
#7346 | swap | |
#7739 | defend | |
#7838 | stomach | |
#7855 | sponsorship | |
#8863 | brook | |
#9580 | backing | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#12075 | endorse | |
#12106 | abide | |
#17209 | contempt | |
#17655 | philanthropy | |
#17899 | endure | |
#17963 | tolerate | |
#19474 | affirm | |
#20225 | accompaniment | |
#22063 | aegis | |
#24149 | clientele | |
#26436 | patronage | |
#27332 | barter | |
#34727 | scorn | |
#36640 | reliever | |
#37610 | disdain | |
#39584 | substantiate | |
#39842 | underpin | |
#48134 | ridership | |
#65919 | corroborate | |
#71431 | favoritism | |
#72185 | cronyism | |
#72585 | nepotism | |
#77936 | patronize | |
#84637 | condescension | |
#85062 | swop | |
#144979 | favouritism | |
#146325 | condescend | |
#216944 | patronise | |
#295017 | clientelism | |
#321924 | indorse |
How to use patronage in a sentence?
A mix of populist appeal and strongman threats, sweetened with a dollop of political patronage.
Marine Lieutenant General Thomas Waldhauser:
The unpredictable nature of paramilitary group patronage will most likely remain a significant obstacle to the GNA’s efforts to establish sovereignty.
Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.
The KPA (Korean People's Army) is undergoing actual modernization. Kim Jong Un is cutting through some of the fiefdoms and patronage networks that had grown too powerful.
It's not in the next 30 to 60 days -- it's just not the question anymore for us, it is about six months to a year, how do we maintain with a 50 % patronage.
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