Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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custom | Yes | Yes | No | No |
patronage | Yes | No | Yes | No |
custom (noun) | patronage (noun) |
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accepted or habitual practice | the act of providing approval and support |
habitual patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
a specific practice of long standing | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers |
money collected under a tariff | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
customers collectively |
custom (adjective) | patronage (adjective) |
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made according to the specifications of an individual |
custom (verb) | patronage (verb) |
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be a regular customer or client of | |
support by being a patron of |