patronage lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• an act of gracious kindness
• the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
• (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
• the act of providing approval and support "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
• a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• customers collectively "they have an upper class clientele"
• be a regular customer or client of "We patronize this store" "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
• support by being a patron of