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		patronage美 ['pætrənɪdʒ]  英 ['pætrənɪdʒ]  n. investment,backing,aid,sponsorship,benefaction 1.  | 资助;赞助the support, especially financial, that is given to a person or an organization by a patron  |  
  | Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals. 对艺术的资助来自企业和个人。  |  
 2.  | (掌权者给予提挈以换取支持的)互惠互利the system by which an important person gives help or a job to sb in return for their support  |  
 3.  | 惠顾;光顾the support that a person gives a shop/store, restaurant, etc. by spending money there  |  
 n.  | 1. 保护人[庇护人、赞助人等]的身份[影响、作用];支援,保护;赞助,奖励 7. 以恩赐的态度施予的恩惠;沽恩,自命恩人,恩人气派 1. 保护人[庇护人、赞助人等]的身份[影响、作用];支援,保护;赞助,奖励 7. 以恩赐的态度施予的恩惠;沽恩,自命恩人,恩人气派  |  
 n.  | 1. the encouragement, financial support, or influence of a patron 2. the political power to grant privileges or appoint people to positions 3. the appointments or privileges that a politician can give to loyal supporters 4. the regular purchasing of goods from a store or business 5. support or kindness offered in a condescending way 6. in the Church of England, the right to appoint a member of the clergy to an ecclesiastical benefice 7. the trade that a regular customer brings to a shop or business 8. help or money that is given to a person or organization 9. the use of a restaurant, hotel, or other business 1. the encouragement, financial support, or influence of a patron 2. the political power to grant privileges or appoint people to positions 3. the appointments or privileges that a politician can give to loyal supporters 4. the regular purchasing of goods from a store or business 5. support or kindness offered in a condescending way 6. in the Church of England, the right to appoint a member of the clergy to an ecclesiastical benefice 7. the trade that a regular customer brings to a shop or business 8. help or money that is given to a person or organization 9. the use of a restaurant, hotel, or other business  |  
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