0 the people who buy or use a particular product or service
1 the group of people who buy or use a company's products or services:
If we turn post offices into banks, they compete with the banks—what about their customer base then?
We can tell the customer that the private sector purchaser will be seeking to maintain loyalty and expand the customer base.
They are providers of many services to a very substantial customer base.
There would be a narrower customer base associated with much the same overheads.
We must legislate to protect our children and deprive the dealer of the concentrated customer base that schools currently provide.
It will be encouraged to widen its customer base to further exploit its intellectual and physical assets.
It should provide it with a more solid customer base.
That sort of widening of the customer base must be beneficial to a company and its employees.