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Noun: courtesy  kur-ti-see
  1. A courteous, respectful or considerate act
     
  2. A courteous, respectful or considerate remark
     
  3. Polite behaviour
    - good manners
Adjective: courtesy  kur-ti-see
  1. Costing nothing
    "courtesy tickets";
    - complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous
     
  2. Given or done as a polite gesture
    "We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbours"

Sounds like: curtesy

Derived forms: courtesies

See also: courteous, discourteous, ignorant, unpaid

Type of: civility, comment, input, manner, personal manner, politeness, remark

Encyclopedia: Courtesy