clientèle
See also: clientele
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl], /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /klaɪ.ənˈtɛl/, [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [klɑɪ.n̩ˈtel], [kliː.n̩ˈtel]
Noun
clientèle (countable and uncountable, plural clientèles)
- Alternative form of clientele.
Anagrams
- étincellé
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin clientēla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kli.jɑ̃.tɛl/
Audio: (file)
Noun
clientèle f (plural clientèles)
- clientele (body of clients)
- chargé de clientèle ― customer service manager
- service clientèle ― customer service
Derived terms
- clientéliser
- clientélisme
- clientéliste
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “clientèle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.