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customer base

group of customers

A customer base is the group of people who regularly buy from a business.

B2 common speech & writing

collocation

This vs that

its customers as a group

The company has a loyal customer base.

one person who buys often

She is a regular customer.

Hear it in real life

Who buys the new service?

It mainly appeals to our existing customer base.

Play the conversation

The café has built a loyal customer base in the neighbourhood.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

build/grow a customer base

The new delivery service helped them build a customer base.

Social media can help a small shop grow its customer base.

Phrases to borrow

More for talking about business.

break even

The shop should break even by the end of the year.

meet demand

The factory is struggling to meet demand.

Business words

Work · Business: the words around “customer base”.

More connectionsEasy to mix up · More business words9

Your turn: say it out loud

We're trying to grow our customer base.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

customer base

group of customers

“The café has built a loyal customer base in the neighbourhood.”

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