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cour·te·sy (kûr'tĭ-sē)
n., pl., -sies.
    1. Polite behavior.
    2. A polite gesture or remark.
    1. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence: They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
    2. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed: free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
adj.
  1. Given or done as a polite gesture: paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
  2. Free of charge: courtesy tickets for the reporters.

[Middle English courtesie, from Old French, from corteis, courtly. See courteous.]




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