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

Thank you for your support and patronage to Wellton International Hotel.
非常感谢您对华尔登国际酒店的大力支持和厚爱！
The insolent and offensive patronage of her husband by the prime minister.
首相对她丈夫的那种傲慢而令人讨厌的恩赐态度。
This concert was made possible by the kind patronage of Smith industries.
史密斯工业集团好心的赞助使这个音乐会开成了。
We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for your patronage of PENTAX products.
我们谨表示衷心的感谢您的惠顾宾得的产品。
We solicit a continuance of your patronage.
恳请继续对我们赞助。
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？
The political meddling goes beyond the cronyism and patronage that undermine their operations.
政治干预远不止于破坏企业运营的任人唯亲和裙带关系。
A thousand thanks for your patronage.
多谢您的大力栽培。
The Vevey Festival was founded 12 years ago under the patronage of Oona Chaplin.
沃韦喜剧电影节是12年前在乌娜·卓别麟的赞助下设立的。
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。