Patronage synonyms
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Part of speech:
Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
The act of conferring aid of some sort.
Patronizing behaviour or talk
Approval and support; guiding sponsorship; patronage
(Uncountable, UK) The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
The definition of assistance is the act of helping or lending support.
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Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose:
Funds or capital provided by investors or lenders.
special privileges
The support provided by a patron
One that protects:
The definition of a recommendation is something advised or suggested.
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The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
munificence (related)
nobility (related)
aristocracy (related)
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kingship (related)
commercial backing
The support provided by a patron
The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.
The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale, as between cities or nations.
Trade
Recently bought goods.
A yielding in opinion, judgment, or wishes
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Courteous behavior; politeness.
(Scot.) A listing of particulars
Official recognition of the rights of individuals and groups to hold dissenting opinions, especially on religion.
Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
The characteristic of being brazen.
condescending favor
Condescension
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subsidy (related)
The definition of a subsidy is money or grants given by the government to support a project, business or industry, or a grant of money or financial support offered to fund an artist, project or other endeavor.
business (related)
The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:
The clients of a professional person or practice considered as a group.
Under feudalism, a service, rent, etc. regularly paid to a lord
Unfair partiality; favoritism:
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The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
competition (antonym)
(Countable) A contest for a prize or award.
humility (antonym)
The state or quality of being humble; absence of vanity or excessive pride
modesty (antonym)
Modesty is defined as the act of showing reserve in behavior or clothes.
detraction (antonym)
The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
opposition (antonym)
(Law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
antagonism (antonym)
The state of being opposed or hostile to another or to each other; opposition or hostility
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The commercial exchange of goods; trade.
Goods, territory, etc. taken by force in war; plunder; loot; booty
(US, politics, slang) Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.
transactions (related)
Plural form of transaction
politics (related)
Political life:
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A patronizing manner or behavior
The definition of disdain is the act of refusing something because it is beneath you.
Patronize means to be a regular customer of a business.
To treat as inferior unduly, talk down to, treat condescendingly.
(Intransitive) to continue functioning
Find another word for patronage. In this page you can discover 61 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for patronage, like: support, aegis, benefaction, patronization, auspice, trade, assistance, grant, financing, special privileges and protection.