clientele

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See also: clientèle

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).

Pronunciation

Noun

clientele (usually uncountable, plural clienteles)

  1. 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, volume 110, number 11, page 112:
      Due to its mixed clientele over the years, the Record Rack has a varied product array.

Derived terms

Translations

body of clients who frequent an establishment

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kli.enˈtɛ.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛle
  • Hyphenation: cli‧en‧tè‧le

Noun

clientele f pl

  1. plural of clientela
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