clientele

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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; a group of specific clients collectively.

Pronunciation

[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clientele.wav /ˌklaɪ.ənˈtɛl/ [ˌklaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] [klɑe.n̩ˈtel] [kliː.n̩ˈtel] [klaɪ.n̩ˈtel]

Word forms

clientele clienteles clientèle

Etymology

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

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