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courtesy

/ˈkɝɾəsi/ adjective C2
  1. Given or done as a polite gesture. · We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
  2. Supplied free of charge. · The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.
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Chandler assisted her to her feet with instant and solicitous courtesy.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 28 · C1
“Come then, Miss Marian,” said the young architect, gaily, but with perfect courtesy; “you will not have far to walk.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 30 · C1
The statesman received us with that old-fashioned courtesy for which he is remarkable, and seated us on the two luxuriant lounges on either side of the fireplace.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 80 · B2
“My dear Watson,” he said, “I write these few lines through the courtesy of Mr.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 126 · B2

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