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

Its customer base includes leading financial-services firms and retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The company’s customer base is heavily concentrated in financial-services firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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

With this pivot, D-Wave’s systems will be able to tackle a wider range of problems, helping the company meaningfully expand its customer base.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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