How to pronounce patronage
Listen to patronage in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“patronage” in real sentences
450 clips in the index · 14 American · 304 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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passengers and increase patronage.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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get patronage on our buses.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Networking and patronage were key.
The Royal Society · hear it here
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Jobs are given by patronage.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of patronage. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.