patronise
pronunciation
How to pronounce patronise in British English:
UK ['pætrənaɪz]
How to pronounce patronise in American English:
US ['pætrənaɪz]
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- Verb:
- do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- assume sponsorship of
- treat condescendingly
- be a regular customer or client of
Word Origin
- patronise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of patronize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize.
Example
- 1. But we also feel confidence in buying medicines in a pharmacy we have not visited before and do not expect to patronise again .
- 2. Moscow 's massive inequality is a blessing for its high-end hostelries : there are plenty of rich russians to patronise them and more than enough poor ones to make labour cheap .
- 3. Moscow 's massive inequality is a blessing for its high-end hostelries : there are plenty of rich russians to patronise them and more than enough poor ones to make labor cheap .
- 4. I like the individuality of an owner-managed organisation . I want a merchant I patronise to have character , not to be a faceless entity .