Phrase guide

customer base

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of customers and/or consumers that a business serves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: client base, consumer base

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 客戶基礎 /客户基础 (kèhù jīchǔ) — group of customers that a business serves
  • Finnish: asiakaspiiri — group of customers that a business serves
  • Finnish: asiakaskunta — group of customers that a business serves
  • German: Kundenstamm — group of customers that a business serves
  • Polish: baza klientów — group of customers that a business serves
  • Portuguese: base de clientes — group of customers that a business serves
  • Portuguese: clientela — group of customers that a business serves
  • Russian: клие́нтская ба́за (klijéntskaja báza) — group of customers that a business serves
  • Spanish: cartera de clientes — group of customers that a business serves
  • Spanish: clientela — group of customers that a business serves
  • Swedish: kundbas — group of customers that a business serves
  • Turkish: müşteri kitlesi — group of customers that a business serves