clientèle

UK[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl]UK/kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/Canada, US/klaɪ.ənˈtɛl/Australia[klɑɪ.n̩ˈtel]

A form of clientele — The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits; a group of specific clients collectively.

OriginFrench clientèle ← Latin cliēns →
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Meanings

nounclientèle (countable and uncountable, plural clientèles)

plural clientèles

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of clientele.

Origin

  1. Latincliēns
  2. Frenchclientèle
  3. Englishclientèle

Borrowed from French clientèle, ultimately from Latin cliēns (English client).

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APA

clientèle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client%C3%A8le

MLA

“clientèle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client%C3%A8le. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clientèle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client%C3%A8le.

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