transcription, транскрипция: [ kɜ:(r)tɪsi ]
( courtesies)
1.
Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. ( FORMAL )
...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies...
He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax.
= politeness
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you refer to the courtesy of doing something, you are referring to a polite action. ( FORMAL )
By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them...
N-SING : usu the N of -ing / n
3.
Courtesies are polite, conventional things that people say in formal situations. ( FORMAL )
N-COUNT : usu pl
4.
Courtesy is used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public.
A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
...a courtesy phone.
ADJ : ADJ n
5.
A courtesy call or a courtesy visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect.
The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.
ADJ : ADJ n
6.
A courtesy title is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status.
Both were accorded the courtesy title of Lady...
N-UNCOUNT : N n , by N
7.
If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.
The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant...
PREP-PHRASE
8.
If you say that one thing happens courtesy of another or by courtesy of another, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing.
The air was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof...
As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.
PREP-PHRASE