(courtesies)
1.
Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. (FORMAL)
...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost ~ towards ladies...
He did not even have the ~ to reply to my fax.
= politeness
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2.
If you refer to the ~ of doing something, you are referring to a polite action. (FORMAL)
By extending the ~ 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 ~ shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.
...a ~ phone.
ADJ: ADJ n
5.
A ~ call or a ~ visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect.
The President paid a ~ call on Emperor Akihito.
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
A ~ title is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status.
Both were accorded the ~ title of Lady...
N-UNCOUNT: N n, by N
7.
If something is provided ~ of someone or by ~ of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.
The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, ~ of the restaurant...
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8.
If you say that one thing happens ~ of another or by ~ of another, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing.
The air was fresh, ~ of three holes in the roof...
As millions will have seen, by ~ of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.
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