patronage
Definitions
Noun
- The act of providing approval and support
- Customers collectively
- A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
- (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
- The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
Verb
- Support by being a patron of
- Be a regular customer or client of
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "patronage".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | privilege | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | parsonage | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | pincavage | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | prestridge | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "patronage".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patrons | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | patron | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | patronized | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | patrolling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | parentage | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | parsonage | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | patronize | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | patroness | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | patrone | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | parsonages | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | turnage | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | tonnage | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | pronger | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | pronged | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | platona | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | petrone | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | latrone | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | harnage | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | carnage | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | patronizes | 4 | 0 |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "patronage" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | french | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "patronage".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
BJP to protest against Congress’s ‘political patronage’ of dismissed JNU academic
Oct 11, 2026 The Hindu
Oct 11, 2026 The Hindu
Patronage in Academia Is Destroying Our Universities While the Country Looks Away
Aug 19, 2026 Mail & Guardian
Aug 19, 2026 Mail & Guardian