patronage
n. 赞助，资助；（对餐馆、酒店或其他生意的）惠顾，光顾；职位授予权，恩惠给予权；庇护，扶植；恩赐态度；（古罗马）庇护人的权力和职责，庇护人的地位
例句
The restaurant has a large patronage.
光顾这家餐馆的人很多。
《新英汉大辞典》
Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too.
虽然这对少数民族企业是有希望的，但增加的赞助也给他们带来了危险。
Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted.
现在他正在起诉这家赌场，指控它本应该拒绝他的光顾，因为它知道他上瘾了。
