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clientele

noun
🔊/ˌkliːənˈtel/
🔊/ˌklaɪənˈtel/
 [singular + singular or plural verb]
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  1. all the customers or clients of a shop, restaurant, organization, etc.（统称）顾客，主顾，客户
    • The facilities appeal to an international clientele.这些设施对国际客户群具有吸引力。
    • an important media event that is bound to attract a new clientele重要的媒体活动势必会吸引新的客户
    Extra Examples
    • It takes time to build (up) a clientele.建立客户网需要时间。
    • The boutique caters for a rather select clientele.这家精品店为贵宾顾客群服务。
    • The restaurant has a large regular clientele.这家餐馆有很多常客。
    Topics Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • narrow
    • small
    • …
    verb + clientele
    • attract
    • have
    • cater for
    • …
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘clientship, patronage’): via French from Latin clientela ‘clientship’, from cliens, client-, variant of cluens ‘heeding’, from cluere ‘hear or obey’.