customer base

American  

[kuhs-tuh-mer bays] / ˈkʌs tə mər ˌbeɪs /

noun

customer bases plural

1. the established customers of a business; the market segment on which a business depends.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• customer bases
  plural

Example Sentences

CME claims the CFTC’s approval inflicts “textbook competitive injury” as perpetual futures target its retail customer base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

She said her business was lucky to have a "solid customer base" who shop there weekly.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, Buchalter said Broadcom will likely support about 10 gigawatts of custom chip deployments across its customer base next year, which would add “material upside” to its AI chip revenue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

For that to happen, Kuntz said, 1400-seat theater will need to screen a regular supply of films to a diverse customer base, including nearby students that have long been among its most frequent customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In internal company correspondence, attacks on the hypocrisy of the music companies and defenses of a democratic communications structure imperceptibly gave way to discussions of "customer base," "user experience," and "saleable demographics."

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James