Patronise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

assume sponsorship of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈatɹənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈatɹənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈætɹənˌaɪz/.

Examples

We patronize this store
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

keep going buy at sponsor shop at condescend support patronize patronage frequent shop

Antonyms

boycott

Parts of Speech

verb	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
verb	assume sponsorship of
verb	treat condescendingly
verb	be a regular customer or client of “We patronize this store”

Word Forms

patron	noun	a regular customer
shop	noun	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
shopper	noun	a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her
frequent	adjective	coming at short intervals or habitually
frequenter	noun	a regular customer
sponsor	noun	an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
condescension	noun	a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage	noun	the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
supporter	noun	someone who supports or champions something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bevormunden

einkaufen gehen bei; Geschäfte machen mit; Kunde oder Kunde von sein

🇫🇷French

fréquenter

faire ses courses chez ; faire affaire avec ; être client ou client de

🇪🇸Spanish

patrocinar

hacer compras en; negociar con; ser cliente o clienta de

🇮🇹Italian

patrocinare

fare la spesa; fare affari con; essere cliente o cliente di

🇳🇱Dutch

betuttelen

boodschappen doen bij; zaken doen met; klant of cliënt zijn van

🇵🇹Portuguese

patrocinar

fazer compras em; fazer negócios com; ser cliente ou cliente de

🇷🇺Russian

покровительствовать

делать покупки в; вести дела с; быть клиентом или клиентом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संरक्षण

यहां खरीदारी करें; किसी के साथ व्यवसाय करना; का ग्राहक या ग्राहक बनें

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা

কারো কেনাকাটা করা সঙ্গে ব্যবসা করা; একটি গ্রাহক বা ক্লায়েন্ট হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதரவளிக்கவும்

ஒருவரின் ஷாப்பிங் செய்யுங்கள்; உடன் வியாபாரம் செய்யுங்கள்; வாடிக்கையாளர் அல்லது வாடிக்கையாளராக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదరించు

ఒకరి షాపింగ్ చేయండి; వ్యాపారం చేయండి; యొక్క కస్టమర్ లేదా క్లయింట్

🇮🇳Marathi

संरक्षण देणे

येथे खरेदी करणे; सह व्यवसाय करा; चे ग्राहक किंवा ग्राहक व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમર્થન આપવું

પર કોઈની ખરીદી કરો; સાથે વેપાર કરો; ના ગ્રાહક અથવા ગ્રાહક બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡು

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಶಾಪಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಿ; ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಮಾಡಿ; ಗ್ರಾಹಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಲೈಂಟ್ ಆಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷാധികാരി

ഒരാളുടെ ഷോപ്പിംഗ് നടത്തുക; ബിസിനസ്സ് ചെയ്യുക; ഒരു ഉപഭോക്താവോ ഉപഭോക്താവോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ

'ਤੇ ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ; ਨਾਲ ਵਪਾਰ ਕਰੋ; ਦੇ ਗਾਹਕ ਜਾਂ ਗਾਹਕ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپرستی کرنا

کسی کی خریداری کرنا کے ساتھ کاروبار کرو؛ کے گاہک یا گاہک بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光顾

去购物；做生意；是客户或客户

🇯🇵Japanese

ひいきにする

で買い物をする。と取引する; ～の顧客またはクライアントになる

🇰🇷Korean

애용하다

쇼핑을 하세요; 거래하다; 고객이 되거나 고객이 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo trợ

mua sắm tại; kinh doanh với; là khách hàng hoặc khách hàng của

🇹🇭Thai

อุปถัมภ์

ไปช้อปปิ้งที่; ทำธุรกิจกับ; เป็นลูกค้าหรือลูกค้าของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbelanja di; berbisnis dengan; menjadi pelanggan atau klien dari

🇵🇭Filipino

tumangkilik

mamili sa; makipagnegosyo sa; maging customer o kliyente ng

🇲🇾Malay

menaungi

melakukan membeli-belah di; berniaga dengan; menjadi pelanggan atau pelanggan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاضد

القيام بالتسوق في؛ التعامل مع؛ يكون عميلا أو عميلا

🇮🇷Persian

مشتری دائم بودن

خرید کردن در; انجام تجارت با؛ مشتری یا مشتری باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

patronluk taslamak

alışveriş yapmak; ile iş yapmak; müşterisi veya müşterisi olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתנשא

לעשות קניות ב; לעשות עסקים עם; להיות לקוח או לקוח של

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