Dictionary entry

Patronage

Pronunciation: /ˈpatr(ə)nɪdʒ/

Pronunciation

/ˈpatr(ə)nɪdʒ/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ဝယ်ယူအားပေးခြင်း။ ထောက်ခံအားပေးခြင်း။ (v) ဝယ်ယူအားပေးသည်။ ထောက်ခံအားပေးသည်။

Definition

patronage /'pætrǝnÇdʒ/ n [U] ၁။ အားေပးမႈ။ patronage of the arts ❍ Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival could not take place. ❍ He's under the Prime Minister's patronage. Compare SPONSORSHIP ၂။ သူေကာင္းျပဳႏိုင္သည့္ အာဏာ။ အရွင္ေမြးစားမႈ။ dependent on patronage to advance their careers.

Examples

  1. He enjoyed the patronage of many literary enthusiasts.
  2. The reforms are intended to halt political patronage and corruption.
  3. Bar patronage increases when no-smoking areas are provided.