Hyphenation of Patronage

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Patronage? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Pa-tron-age

Definitions of Patronage:

1.	The act of providing approval and support His vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
2.	Customers collectively They have an upper class clientele
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 Even before noon there was a considerable patronage
6.	Support by being a patron of
7.	Be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Synonyms of Patronage:

noun	backing, backup, championship, blessing, approval, approving
noun	clientele, business, people
noun	condescension, disdain, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
noun	social control
noun	trade, business
verb	sustain, keep, maintain
verb	patronize, patronise, support, keep going, foster, nurture

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Hyphenator

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