loyalty

loyalty
loyalty loy‧al‧ty [ˈlɔɪəlti] noun [uncountable]
MARKETING the fact of being loyal to a particular product:
loyalty to

• He has noticed a falloff in loyalty to particular brands of car.

ˈbrand ˌloyalty MARKETING
the degree to which people regularly buy a particular brand of product and refuse to change to other brands:

• There's no brand loyalty in car tyres - consumers just buy on price.

ˈcustomer ˌloyalty
MARKETING the fact that people choose to use a particular shop or buy one particular product, rather than use other shops or buy products made by other companies:

• Marco offered regular customers at his bakery and restaurant special deals in order to build customer loyalty.

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loyalty UK US /ˈlɔɪəlti/ noun [U]
► COMMERCE, MARKETING, HR the quality of being loyal to a particular company or brand: loyalty to sb/sth »

Flexible working hours encourages employee loyalty to the company.

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Firms try to build loyalty by creating a brand name.

→ See also BRAND LOYALTY(Cf. ↑brand loyalty), CUSTOMER LOYALTY(Cf. ↑customer loyalty)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • loyalty — c.1400, from O.Fr. loialté, leauté loyalty, fidelity; legitimacy; honesty; good quality (Mod.Fr. loyauté), from loial (see LOYAL (Cf. loyal)). Earlier leaute (mid 13c.), from the older French form. Loyalty oath first attested 1852 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Loyalty — (spr. Leuältl), Inselgruppe des Westlichen Polynesiens, zwischen Neu Caledonien u. den Neuen Hebriden; sie wurde 1803 entdeckt, 1827 von D Urville untersucht; die drei größten Inseln der Gruppe sind: Britannia, Chabrol u. Holgan …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • loyalty — [n] faithfulness, dependability adherence, allegiance, ardor, attachment, bond, conscientiousness, constancy, devotedness, devotion, duty, earnestness, faith, fealty, fidelity, homage, honesty, honor, incorruptibility, integrity, inviolability,… …   New thesaurus

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