• клиент банка – bank customer
• клиент ресторана – customer of a restaurant
• клиент сотовой компании – customer of a mobile operator
• добросовестный клиент – bona fide customer
• корпоративный клиент – corporate customer
• международный клиент – international customer
• клиент рекламного агентства – client of an advertising agency
• клиент юридической фирмы – client of a law firm
• неактивный клиент – dormant client
• выгодный клиент – lucrative client
См. также: клиент ресторана, клиент сотовой компании, климатический, клиническая депрессия
Customers could be one-time or repeat patrons, but generally lack loyalty to the company providing the products or services. Businesses such as retail stores, restaurants, service stations, supermarkets, banks and amusement parks typically consider their patrons as customers. Patrons needs are met by the fixed-form goods and services priced to sell. (Chron)
Where products or services need a lot of personalization and customization, patrons are often thought of as clients. Closer professional relationships are built with clients over time. Businesses such as law offices, graphic design firms, talent agencies, accounting firms, health care providers, and matchmaking services offer ongoing advice and specialized solutions to clients. (Chron)
And it's not just locals, this is a pub that has such a cracking offer, it's pulling in the punters from far and wide. (morningadvertiser.co.uk)
The Kent restaurants desperate to keep the punters coming in after summer. (Kent Live)
YouTube is full of airline reviews, from your average punter who documents their economy trip on Bonza, to the professional creators who travel the world in luxury first-class suites... (Travel Weekly)
No doubt the overall cosseted luxury and prime location of the hotel will draw the punters in, but what's most impressive is its sense of time and place. (The Times)
| падеж | ед. ч. | мн. ч. |
|---|---|---|
| Именительный | клиент | клиенты |
| Родительный | клиента | клиентов |
| Дательный | клиенту | клиентам |
| Винительный | клиента | клиентов |
| Творительный | клиентом | клиентами |
| Предложный | клиенте | клиентах |
