---

• v  assume sponsorship of
• v  do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
• v  treat condescendingly
• v  be a regular customer or client of
• a  having patronage or clients
  street full of flourishing well-patronized shops

• In March, in the wake of revelations that Spitzer, 49, had met with a $1,000-an-hour call girl named Ashley Alexandra Dupr and patronized a high-priced prostitution ring multiple .
• He is the powerbroker who is ignored or patronized at great risk.
• Two decades later, another patronized President.

• sponsor
• patronize
• patronise
• shop
• shop at
• buy at
• frequent
• condescend
• patronage
• support
• keep going
• patronised

• boycott
• unpatronized

News & Articles

---

• State Department Probes Howard Gutman Prostitution Allegations
  The State Department said on Tuesday it was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by overseas staff including a report that an ambassador patronized prostitutes after a leaked memo said the agency had ignored the misbehavior. Click here for the rest of the article...
  June 12, 2013 - The Forward
• Florida Mother Leaves One-Month-Old Infant Inside Hot Car, Goes Drinking
  Ocala, FL – A young mother was arrested and charged Monday for child abuse and possession of narcotics after authorities responded to an anonymous call about an infant locked inside a car outside of an Ocala bar. Britney Jean Rohdy, 22, is accused of leaving her one-month-old daughter inside a locked vehicle unattended while she patronized [...] Florida Mother Leaves One-Month-Old Infant Inside ...
  June 11, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Cops check leads, video in shooting of teenager
  WYOMING 8212 State police at Wyoming are reviewing surveillance video from the Sheetz service station on Route 309 in Kingston Township hoping one or all four of the suspects involved in the shooting of Paul Brace had patronized the store early Wednesday morning.
  June 7, 2013 - Times Leader

Quotes

---

• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Washington Post
  The minister ...... son of a previous military dictator who had patronized extremist groups, had done a great disservice both to the image of Islam and the standing of Pakistan by calling for the murder of foreign citizens,Bhutto said in a...
• Daniel Lewis in PR Newswire (press release)
  It had a $1.5 million dollar impact on downtown Miami. Hotels were booked, restaurants were visited, gift shops were patronized, and the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Miami, took in over $40,000 for the weekend event,said...
• Mike Rounds in Sioux Falls Argus Leader
  This will provide an opportunity for individuals who have not patronized these locations because of the smoke,Rounds said. "I hope they will become new customers for businesses concerned about the loss of patrons."