clientele

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

patronage

customers

business

clientage

client base

client

patron

trade

customer

customer base

goodwill

clients

caseload

practice

clientèle

connection

constituency

custom

Pronounced as (IPA)

[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]

Etymology

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