n.
1.the act of providing approval and support
2.customers collectively
3.a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
4.(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
5.the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers patronage v.
1.support by being a patron of
2.be a regular customer or client of
Idiom of the Day
a nose in (something)
unwelcome interest in something, impolite curiosity about something
The man often has his nose in other people`s private business where it does not belong.