clientele
See also: clientèle
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl], /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/
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- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /klaɪ.ənˈtɛl/, [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [klɑɪ.n̩ˈtel], [kliː.n̩ˈtel]
Noun edit
clientele (usually uncountable, plural clienteles)
- The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.
- Helen's clientele encompasses a broad range of different ages, races and social statuses.
- 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 34 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN)
- The bars’ clientèle called Foucault “Herr Doktor”.
- 1998 March 14, Patricia Bates, “Parks' Record Rack: Serving Southeast Texas Flavor For 39 Years”, in Billboard[1], volume 110, number 11, page 112:
- Due to its mixed clientele over the years, the Record Rack has a varied product array.
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body of clients who frequent an establishment
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