clientele

Meanings

• noun

  A group of individuals or organizations that regularly use the services or products of a business.

  - "The law firm has a large clientele of Fortune 500 companies."
  - "The restaurant has a diverse clientele from different cultural backgrounds."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with clientele
clientele , reveille , companionnel , convenience , rivalry , companionable

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Variants

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clientele , clienteles

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Etymology

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From French clien, 'customer'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'clientele' comes from the French word 'clien', meaning 'customer'.

2. In the early 20th century, the term 'clientele' was often used to describe the social class or demographic group that a business catered to.

3. The term 'clientele' is often used interchangeably with 'customer base' or 'market segment'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Customer base: A group of customers who regularly purchase a company's goods or services. Synonymous with clientele.

2. Market segment: A subset of a market that has common needs or characteristics. A business may target specific market segments as its clientele.

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Quotes

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1. The lunchtime "clientele" at TJ's was polymorphous as usual, as at District Court, though there was a higher percentage of respectable clients here—local business folk having lunch at one of the last downtown bars that served decent food but wasn't fancy.

   - Tracy Kidder,{it}Home Town{/it},1999

2. … Gottfried had been complaining for months that our local "clientele" didn't have the class to appreciate the house.

   - Jane Smiley,{it}Good Faith{/it},2003

3. According to the State Department in-jokes, this was the most exclusive place in Washington. For its "clientele" was made up almost entirely of CIA and KGB agents watching one another watching other people.

   - Erich Segal,{it}The Class{/it},(1985) 1986

4. The collections shown last month not only had plenty of clothes for the couture "clientele" to choose from, but, even more importantly, they were loaded with multiple messages for the fashion community at large.

   - Carrie Donovan,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},21 Feb. 1988

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'clientele' often refers to the social class or demographic group that a business caters to. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the wealthy elite is portrayed as the clientele of Gatsby's extravagant parties.

How to Memorize "clientele"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a group of people or organizations regularly using a business's services or products.
   - Visualize a business catering to its clientele's needs.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'clientele' with 'customers' or 'customers base'.
   - Remember that clientele refers to a group of regular customers.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'clientele' with 'client' and 'ele' as 'elegant' or 'elite'

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