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
Fragment
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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 |
Words That Follow
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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.
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