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

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customer base

Female shoppers dominate the customer base of the normally bustling markets in Herat, Afghanistan's western commercial hub and one of its largest cities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

One tracking system estimated that about 30% of the Village’s customer base was impacted by the fire, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Dipanjan Chatterjee, vice president and principal analyst at market research firm Forrester, said he believed Apple's loyal customer base would take the financial hit without too much outcry.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

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