patronage

英 [ˈpætrənɪdʒ]

美 [ˈpætrənɪdʒ]

n. 资助; 赞助; (掌权者给予提挈以换取支持的)互惠互利; 惠顾; 光顾

复数：patronages　

Collins.1 / BNC.6185 / COCA.10066

牛津词典

noun

资助；赞助
the support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron
1. Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.
  对艺术的资助来自企业和个人。
（掌权者给予提挈以换取支持的）互惠互利
the system by which an important person gives help or a job to sb in return for their support
惠顾；光顾
the support that a person gives a shop/store, restaurant, etc. by spending money there

noun

the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
1. even before noon there was a considerable patronage
Synonym:trade
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
the act of providing approval and support
1. his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
Synonym:backingbackupchampionship
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Synonym:condescensiondisdain
customers collectively
1. they have an upper class clientele
Synonym:clientelebusiness

verb

be a regular customer or client of
1. We patronize this store
2. Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Synonym:patronizepatronisesupportkeep going
support by being a patron of

Arm-twisting and the brute use of patronage power were not the secret of the Byrd machines success.
施加压力和粗暴地使用恩主权力，已不是伯德机器取得成功的什么秘密。
Her patronage of felicity fashions had consisted of the purchase of one dress.
她对“幸福时装店”的惠顾只是买了一件衣服。
Thank you for your patronage from our products around.
谢谢你从各地惠顾我们的产品。
We solicit a continuance of your patronage.
恳请继续对我们赞助。
Though it was not yet noon, there was considerable patronage.
虽然时间未到中午，店中已有许多顾客惠顾。
Many thanks to our customers and friends for their support and patronage.
非常感谢我们的客户和朋友的支持和惠顾。
Often patronage is communal circumstance, be in "sars" during popularity, how should I defend?
经常光顾公共场合，在“非典”流行期间，我该怎样防护？
Solicit a continuance of customer's patronage.
敬请顾客继续惠顾。
The theatre is under the patronage of the Arts Council.
那家剧院得到了艺术委员会的赞助。
China, for the price of its patronage and protection, has been sucking up what's left of the shambling North Korean economy.
中国，为乘客量和保护价，已经吸了一下对朝鲜经济的蹒跚的离开了。