1
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard
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as in business
transactions or economic support provided by customers
he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious
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Recent Examples of patronage
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Since stepping back from royal life in 2020, Harry, 40, has maintained his commitment to various patronages, many of which continued virtually during the pandemic.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The fiction focused initiative is co-funded by Creative Europe – MEDIA and organized under patronage of Eurimages in partnership with the Film Centre of Montenegro.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
The palace said that King Charles and Queen Camilla would continue the patronage of many of his late mother's charities and organizations, while others would be undertaken by fellow members of the royal family.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Meghan and Harry's Silence in 2024 Since then, the Sussexes definitively lost any chance of half in, half out status when in February 2021 they were stripped of their honorary titles and patronages by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Simon Perry, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The fiction focused initiative is co-funded by Creative Europe – MEDIA and organized under patronage of Eurimages in partnership with the Film Centre of Montenegro.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
The palace said that King Charles and Queen Camilla would continue the patronage of many of his late mother's charities and organizations, while others would be undertaken by fellow members of the royal family.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Meghan and Harry's Silence in 2024 Since then, the Sussexes definitively lost any chance of half in, half out status when in February 2021 they were stripped of their honorary titles and patronages by Queen Elizabeth II.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Patronage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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