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clientela

clientele

noun klee-en-TEH-lah Rare

Origin: From French clientèle, from Latin clientela.

Also means

customer base

Usage Note

Clientela is a collective noun referring to a business's regular customers as a group. It is always singular in form and takes singular verb agreement. The phrase fidelizar a la clientela (to build customer loyalty) is common in commercial Spanish.

Examples

"El restaurante tiene una clientela muy fiel."

Natural Translation

The restaurant has a very loyal clientele.

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